RYN RICHMOND

 

Grief worn

 

He wears grief the way the rest of us
wear skin. Or better yet, how we
wear goosebumps. He shivers in it,
hairs on end, without the
warmth of lost bodies. Spring
comes with blossoms,
but all he
holds is
loss.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ryn Richmond is an American-born resident of Napier with publications in charity anthologies like Tales from the Tavern, The Longest Night Watch Vol. 2, Invisible and Pride Park. They work as an editor and writer of creative non-fiction, poetry and speculative fiction.

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