Jasmine

“There is an oldness and not a good oldness that settles on a person, even a young person when they have walked through seasons of grief and disappointment. There is a seriousness that settles on a person when they have felt the weight of loss and responsibility and worry.”
― Eric M. Schumacher, My Last Name

“our pilot attacks heaven without mercy / racing for altitude / an ear-popping accent ripping through clouds”
― James c. Morehead, portraits of red and gray: memoir poems