Images
by Brooke Harries
I have the old bathroom with its silverfish,
pecan trees on a slope, the evening grass blue
to conjure, from that apartment I don’t miss.
I have the old bathroom with its silverfish,
but what image carries this afternoon’s wish?
A vinegar and soap gnat trap in shallow dish.
I’m happy, your pictures say. I would be, if I were you.
I have the old bathroom with its silverfish,
pecan trees on a slope, the evening grass blue.
Brooke Harries’ work has appeared in Arkansas Review, Denver Quarterly, Laurel Review, Puerto del Sol, Salamander, Sixth Finch, storySouth, Tilted House, and elsewhere. She has an MFA from the University of California, Irvine and is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Southern Mississippi.
