The In-Betweens​

Issue 11

     When the time comes to
           sort my actions among the living, judge me fairly.
Let me sit
under you as
                                        y o u  c o m b
through my soul, looking for the
                                  I n - b e t w e e n s .
It exists in the space where
honey crystallizes and the tub
                                              all
                                        w           o
                                    s                     w
                                                                s                me whole.

Where my breath lives
at dew point and
                                   m y  o n l y  f e a r
is having to hear no, not say it.                                                     The space where
                                                                                                        I lead the moon by
pinky and twine and squint at the stars. Where
                                                                                                                           snakes
                                        E S C A P E
from the soles of my bare feet
as they pound grass, and
                             t h e  w o r d  m o n s t e r
bears no resemblance to anyone I’ve ever met.

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MICK MUERTE is a Latine, Taíno, trans-masc currently studying Creative Writing as a senior in undergrad. While he enjoys writing poems, his main passion for writing is through Creative Non-Fiction, where he often explores how his intersectionality as trans, indigenous, and low-income affect his relationships with those around him.

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