Two Skinny Poems by Tyrean Martinson

Poem
Written By Tyrean Martinson
 

Shift

After eight attempts, the poem begins to
Shift
Weight.
Words
Considered
Shift
Places,
Refract,
Distort.
Shift
To the poem begins after eight attempts.

Apertures of Thought

Refraction bends light and thought as
it
passes
through
angles
it
reveals
color
spectrum
it
bends refraction and light as thought.

 
 

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Tyrean Martinson

Tyrean Martinson (she/her) is a surprised award-winning poet, short story writer, and novelist, who also teaches and tutors in the South Sound, reads as many books as possible each week, loves to daydream about flying with a griffin, and writes for those who seek refuge in libraries, wandering woods, and crashing waves.

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