free verse – Jordyn Saelor

Sha la la la

If I shapeshifted to a tree, I’d have to make sure I kept my human brain in there–fed well enough to maintain functionality–so I’d have the presence of mind to shapeshift back. If I wanted to

tear me down

I saw Sliptide again. Touched her tail like skin-to-skin contact would tell me what she’d think of me if I somehow released memories into her. But she just

life force

the difference between a mortal and an immortal is, life force spells work on mortals so they can theoretically live forever by taking from other

Read & die

Gather 2 wolfhead mushrooms. Gather 3 green pinecones. Gather a pinch of fern spores, 7 lichen-dusted pebbles, and moss water to stir everything

In gradients

Green dragons are immortal. Nights hunt dragons. I’m not a dragon or a dragonologist but I do

Rulers/Rebels

I have lived under many dystopian regimes. Rulers come, and rulers topple, children die in some sad squabble, rockets fly

by wildernesses/stinging green

To me, the color green symbolizes nature, my love for the grass and leaves and pine needles. — By “wilderness,” I don’t mean the vast desert where people dehydrate, or the shipwrecked island survival stories, or rugged backpacking in the woods. When I say “wilderness,” I speak as something not entirely human, something deeply attunedContinue reading “by wildernesses/stinging green”