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Dust Damsel
Meg Smith
When
she comes to
you,
the
air in a coal
study,
rivulets
of flame
threading her fingers,
the
veil of smoke
becomes
her. The
glitter of papers,
pencils,
books,
desktop photos:
a
child in a red
jumper, budding of teeth.
She
will surround
you, flow through you,
and
when she walks
on, your hollow cast of yourself
will remain.
Meg Smith is a writer,
journalist, dancer and events producer living in Lowell, Mass.
In addition
to previously
appearing in Black Petals, her poetry and fiction have appeared in The
Cafe Review, The Lowell Review, Dark Moon Digest, Aphelion, Blood Moon
Rising Magazine, Sirens Call, and many more.
She is
author of six poetry
books and a short fiction collection, The Plague Confessor. She is
creator of the Poe in Lowell festival, honoring Edgar Allan Poe's three
visits to Lowell, Mass. She welcomes visits to megsmithwriter.com.
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