Against the Glass
by Michael Dylan Welch, Margaret Rutley, and Sidney Bending
First published in Blithe Spirit 33:3, August 2023, page 59. Also published in Raining Rengay #2, October 2023. Written in April and May of 2020.
summer vacation—
the aquarium door handle
shaped like a seahorse Michael
mesmerized . . .
a bloom of lucent jellyfish Margaret
sticky fingers
the sea urchin twitches
in a touch tank Sidney
the look in its eyes
circling shark Michael
teenagers tap
against the glass
a cloud of octopus ink Margaret
asleep at sunset
two otters holding paws Sidney