The ghost of squirrels with half tails dangling off power lines; even in death anxiety rises like steam off their flayed insides. Bright pink mixed with gravel mixed with marks from tire treads. 

suburbia

A mysterious path through the forest that should lead to nowhere, but something made it change its mind. Secret puddles in the earth, wooden chair alone, naked birch at a crossroads. 

things i've seen at 6:15 (am and pm)

No mail today, maybe tomorrow
maybe tomorrow the wind will carry you
and the amethyst ring on your finger
will make everything feel right.

No Mail Today

Winter Wolf

We drip in the wall
keep tenets awake
let our hair grow long
so we might caress it as we bathe
in the dark
in the silence
it’s like touching yourself
for the first time
and thinking—
this is me—
only to be swallowed by shame.

mirror

tears like twangs of stars or
what is that—beautiful and subtle
beauty in the pause
of the music, not
where it is playing—no
where it is not, where my ears
lungs thirst for more
fine lines and dipped ink, an unintelligible understanding

my body

You finger the object in your pocket; smooth glass warmed by your touch, ready to pull it out at a moment’s notice. 

Marbled

PANSY (early 30s, same age as Alexandra, sharp angles) is leaning against the door frame, just looking at her. She’s also wearing all black, but looks much more put together.

There’s a beat when they do nothing but take the other in, then—

        

Retrograde

‘Birds of Prey’ and reactions show Hollywood’s sexist underpinnings

Review: ‘Sonic’ more of a jog than a run

Review: Looking back to ‘Nausicaä,’ film should focus on classic animation

Remember the first time you watched a film and felt the world shift beneath your feet? You instinctively knew that you would be a different person walking out of the theatre, that the way you experience the world, however briefly, would have changed.

Perspective: Female films aren’t taken seriously

Happiness doesn't write good poetry
is something I thought
once
when I was happy

Lily Inskip-Shesnicky

Selected work