Hannah Rousselot (she/her) has published two long works, Fragments of You (Kelsay Press) and Ocean Currents (forthcoming from Finishing Line Press). You can follow her work on facebook.com/hmrpoetry or @hannahrousselot, or at hannahrousselot.com. "Flipside" is in Short Circuit #04, Short Édition's quarterly review.

If you find my sorrow     keep it. It has been too longfestering and coagulating     and self congratulating.And I, unbound by it,     might maybe hopefully finallyreach those floating cities     perched on colossal turtleswhose shadows we grieve under     and leave us begging for purchase.But probably likely doubtlessly     I will just end up pining for itthe same way the sand longs for     the tiny creatures leaving their eggshellsthat disturb its grainy pattern     leave into turbulent and bitter water.

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