by Taya Boyles
If you press on an object to bleed legible
ink does your pen
lose its purpose?
Have you ever heard of a storm
catcher with elemental control?
Even I can rehome a ladybug to the
forest and know I am holding
something bigger than my hands.
Every good Entomologist
knows that.
Taya Boyles is a writer based in Richmond, Virginia. She is currently a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in English at Virginia Commonwealth University. Taya's publishing journey started at just eight years old and has come a long way from misspelling glue. Since then, her poetry and flash fiction has appeared in literary magazines such as Split Lip Magazine, Vermillion, Pwatem, The Rye Whiskey Review, Synthesis Publication, Radical Zine, Breadfruit Magazine, Hot Pot Magazine, Dadakuku and more.