Bones

Bones. 

Dated with everything;

from shades and bruises and love;

the dull ends fit together

like

             sidewalk cracks

             and fingertips

     and heartbeats

and create staircases up

rows and rows of emotion

like cathedrals in

dark designs of

     curved hangers.

And inside,

     you are close. 

Bones is part of a series of poems by Shannon Waite. Read the full collection here. 

Shannon Waite is a writer who has earned her bachelor’s degree from Oakland University in English and Teaching English as a Second Language.  She also earned her certification in secondary education.  She currently teaches high school reading in Detroit, Michigan.  Her writing has been published in various publications of Oakland University’s Swallow the Moon, as well as some anthology publications from Grey Wolf Publishing.