Taos

by: Alyssa Souza

As surely as the Arroyo
Succumbs to floods in the winter,
For you
I will learn to kiss
my city’s splinters
And bathe us in
my scarlet laughter.

About the Author

Alyssa Souza is a wife and writer, mother and daughter, painter and sister. Alyssa was born in Georgia, spent her formative years in Hawaii, and now resides in New England with her growing family. Her work has appeared in Ekstasis Magazine, The Closed Eye Open, and As You Were.