Lord of the Fishes
ANNELISE ROYLES
Twisted knee
fish eye
jackpot cash
salt
so deep
in the throat
my father wants
his ashes
spread at sea
dorado bones’
waves hum
memory
a king becomes a swan
then summer’s cardinal
stardust
Cygnus’ belly
refracts every current
that reaches me
ANNELISE ROYLES is a novice poet whose work is also burrowed in Artemis and Bicoastal Review. She is from Los Angeles, currently lives in Baltimore, and thanks you for reading this corner of her heart.
