Whatever
Is Inside of Us
by Richard
Le Due
Wolves watch from a safe
distance,
making no myths about the
religious implications
of eating a person and their
soul,
while a passing raven has more
reverence
for a twig shaped like a wing
bone
than the way warm breath dances
with cold air, proving whatever
is inside of us
smart enough to try and escape,
especially as our tracks go in
circles
because we're too stubborn to
admit
we're lost.
Richard LeDue (he/him) lives in Norway House, Manitoba,
Canada. He has been published both online and in print. He is the author of
seven books of poetry. His latest book, “Everyday Failure,” was released from
Alien Buddha Press in October 2022.
Cindy
Rosmus originally hails from the Ironbound section of
Newark, NJ, once voted the “unfriendliest city on the planet.” She talks like
Anybodys from West Side Story and everybody
from Saturday Night
Fever. Her noir/horror/bizarro stories have been
published in the coolest places, such as Shotgun Honey; Megazine; Dark
Dossier; The Rye Whiskey Review, Under the Boardwalk, and Rock
and a Hard Place. She is the editor/art director of Yellow
Mama and the art director of Black Petals. She’s published
seven collections of short stories. Cindy is a
Gemini, a Christian, and an animal rights advocate. She has recently been branching out into
photo
illustration, under the guidance and mentoring of Ann Marie Rhiel.
