The July heat made you sick yesterday,
your paper back sliding off the hardwood.
Retching rang bells in my sternum and carbonation
bubbled behind my teeth as I wrapped
feather duster fingers around your ribbon hair.
Veronica Martinez (she/they) is a writer and musician that focuses mostly on spooky short stories and poetry. Veronica is graduating from the University of Arizona with a BA in Creative Writing and English in May 2022, and plans on moving out of Arizona to pursue creative endeavors and see what life is like outside of her hometown of Tucson. She plans to create her own zines and publish her work in the future. You can find Veronica and her work @m0ronica on Instagram and TikTok.