If cultivated to sweeten their tongue,
they grow us staked or caged, hairless
twigs and leaves, starred and starved
Laura Madeline Wiseman
Laura Madeline Wiseman is the author of 25 books and chapbooks, including Some Fatal Effects of Curiosity and Disobedience (Lavender Ink), twice nominated for the Elgin Award. Her poetry has appeared in Strange Horizons, Abyss & Apex, Gingerbread House Literary Magazine, Red Rose Review, Star*Line, Silver Blade, and elsewhere. Her latest book is Velocipede.
Entrance
We were looking for mold, but found the door.