everything beautiful should stay that way forever
in a bottomless sea of stars
the skies blush pink
the waters weep teal
green  fades slowly  from the land

Kai Black is a Black Queer Nonbinary MFA Creative Writing Student at MIU, in Fairfield, IA, where they study Poetry and Speculative Fiction. They are also a blogger for their personal blog “The Lazy Hoe” and a social commentator on all things sex, entertainment, social issues, and anything that affects their identity and navigation in this world. You can follow them on Twitter @TheLazyHoeKai or IG @TheLazyHoe. This is their debut publication.