voice | poetry
By Shannon P. Laws
Glazed eyes search for the right word
It runs from you scared of
what you might do to it
A crowbar works at the hinge
Pats of butter melt under the skin
Bowl of round berries feeds flies
While
the smell of an idea
the breath of a book
hide under the bed
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Shannon Laws is a poet, producer, and advocate for the arts. She is the recipient of the Village Books Literary Citizenship Award, two Mayor’s Arts Awards, and the “Dr. Asha Bhargava Memorial Award — Community Champion” from the Writers International Network in British Columbia. Shannon is the author of four poetry books and one poetry album. Since 2022, she has published Corridor, a free monthly poetry zine. She lives in Bellingham, Washington, near the Salish Sea. View more posts
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