Cam McGlynn

Samhain

after "eve thinking" in "Two Poems" by Lucille Clifton

dark comes early tonight

restless as

dried oak leaves, he

never sleeps

only paces the hall. i

know ghosts will

rattle & whisper

against the door into

our home. but i pull his

mouth

against mine as our

dead call out our names

Cam McGlynn is a writer and scientific researcher living outside of Frederick, Maryland. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Orca, Neologism Poetry Journal, JAKE, The Shore, ONE ART, and Open Minds Quarterly among others. She likes made-up words, Erlenmeyer flasks, dog-eared notebooks, and excel spreadsheets.