of her salt - 02

A HORSE NAMED JUPITER / FeO

Ben got his fingernails pulled off
in the parking garage

AT THE HOTEL BAR / Fe 13 O 19

The boy peels oranges in the window
and the smell lingers on his fingertips
Throughout the day, he sniffs them

LOVE SONG / ε-Fe 2 O 3

The old couch has a sickly
floral pattern and slumps
in the middle

TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS / Fe 25 O 32

Kissed a stranger in a club she said
the power is due to go out

GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE / Fe 4 O 5
Sweat in your gatorade, sand in your eyes

THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE / Fe 5 O 7

The bunnies are trapped
in the irrigation system
No use trying to free them

HOW MUCH LONGER CAN WE FEEL LIKE
PROTOTYPES OF OURSELVES / β-Fe 2 O 3

How much longer can we feel
like prototypes of ourselves?

THE DIGITAL AGE / γ-Fe 2 O 3

Eyes like oil rigs,
an elastic attraction
I like it when our teeth touch

DEATH’S DOOR / Fe 5 O 6

The syrinx is the name
for the vocal organ of birds,
from the Greek for “pan pipes”

APPLAUSE / α-Fe 2 O 3

On a scale of 1 to 10,
how spicy do you like your curry?

JUPITER REDUX / Fe 3 O 4

The human being in a state
of heightened emotion conducts
electricity
Watch

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Connor Douglas Rice writes poetry between stints at progressive political organizations. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Queen Mob’s Tea House, 3Elements Review, Weirderary magazine, and the Kudzu Review. He is currently based in Brooklyn. Follow him on Twitter @CDouglasRice
Photography Victoria Zengo, Model Caleb J.H. Miller, Crown Amaroq Design
Monday, March 27th 2017