Contributor: Melissa Fry Beasley

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Stained by rains
Of longing
Too far away from
The borders
Of your sun
Lantern dusting dreams
In powdery gold
I ask you
To tell me
The difference
Between me
And the moon
Your answer is
When you
Are with me
You forget
Every last star


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Melissa Fry Beasley is a poet, advocate, and activist from Oklahoma, and is proud to have red dirt running through her veins. She has been published both in print and online in numerous magazines and journals. She is putting the finishing touches on her first chapbook.