Adrift

Paper Lanterns #13 (Winter 2023), pp. 16-17
Ed. Amy O’Sullivan, Grace Kelley & Ciara O’Hara
Paper Lanterns: The Teen and Young Adult Literary Journal
A purple child with long hair curled up asleep in space amidst the planets

Free verse.

Christmas in Australia brings summer heartache and storms.

Bird as quill Teens on a couch