SIX THINGS by JAMES DIAZ
Levitation
love makes it work
Shoulder up tonight and pure
Tryin to haul the same light
Tonight, the ocean
In the dimming light
James Diaz (they/them) is the author of This Someone I Call Stranger (Indolent Books, 2018), All Things Beautiful Are Bent (Alien Buddha, 2021), and Motel Prayers (Alien Buddha, 2022). They are the founding editor of Anti-Heroin Chic. Their work has appeared recently in Orange Blossom Review, Wrongdoing Magazine, and The Hyacinth Review.