Sweat, Tears, and the Sea

high tide
sand cleanses
their deadname

Ocracoke Island
our ocean swim
in bra and panties

Rowan Beckett
Pronouns: They/Them
Cleveland, OH, USA

the splash at the end of a rope swing

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo
Bombon, Philippines
Twitter: @_LorelynArevalo

the slow waddle
of a blue-footed booby—
wet toenail polish

above-ground pool
the depths of
a teenage fling

Kimberly Kuchar
Twitter: @BlueIris5432