Free Verse Revolution:

I was born from the stardust of Sagittarius

never lingering long enough

for the earth to take hold of me,

for anyone to

touch-starved and touch-staved,

repelling the very thing I crave,

foundations built of sand,

washed away

home is an overgrown tree branch

scratching at the window

until it shatters

and sirens piercing the silence

and empty gardens

full of dirt made of thirst

the drought came when

my parents realized

I would never be what they expected

home is where everything hurts

Brianna Flood is a native New Yorker who seeks a sense of identity through words. She has had a love of literature and writing since childhood, and that love has only deepened with time. When not writing, she can probably be found drinking iced coffee and contemplating existence. You can find her at @goldlacedink on Instagram.

Issue III will be released on Saturday, 25th September.