Secure

By Claire Kroening

In this sleepy, mixed-up town

everything loses its senses

where dandelion seeds dance upon the wind

and moments are kept in abundance;

we hold on to fleeting adrenaline

the more daylight trickles on,

the more we sink in bundled sheets,

but it doesn’t bother to go as unexpected;

rather in these stories made

however chaotic in our restless world,

all we really need is each other

to embrace the stars we find.

Claire Kroening (They/he) is a queer poet based in Wisconsin, United States. In their free time they appreciate visiting art museums and studying creative writing. More of their work can be found on Instagram (@clairerosek) and on their website clairekroening.com.