POTN 2

POETRY  |  FICTION

Night Addict

by Wendy Rathbone, art by Chris Soto

I try to welcome
the night
as it climbs
the long sky
with pervading mists.
In the dark
my companion sees
summoning stars,
a peace he tries
to teach.
But even his hands
are red as they reach
to soothe a mind
mistrustful of love.
His calm is my fever.
We have no cure.