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Poetry 98

Stephanie Berger: “Below His Monocle”

December 3, 2018 by PBQ Leave a Comment

Before the pharmacy, above the apothecary, I lived for a spell. With broomsticks in a closet with no name. Along the spine of the hill, below the ashen face of heaven, I waited for his ovine spirit to graze my face. She held her breath so tightly it escaped her, she lied in the desert, […]

Filed Under: Contributors 98, Issue 98, Poetry 98

Stephanie Berger: “It Doesn’t Hurt That She Is Beautiful”

December 3, 2018 by PBQ Leave a Comment

As she descends into the canyon, she becomes the descent, the way an action can become solid as a steeple. I can be the downfall of man! That sunburst of flesh! For I am the moment the desert meets water from the mountains, an instant connection, a language that can travel into your memories like […]

Filed Under: Contributors 98, Issue 98, Poetry 98

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