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.