hot bath steam

by JM Crema*

April 15, 2020

Untitled artwork by Amy Ge, Torrey Pines High School '22

those beautiful days when the santa ana winds were baby tornadoes leprechauns lived in tree knots crayon shavings were the key ingredient in fairy dust (making us fairies by default) rolly pollies just slightly shy little elves

our dreams were glimpses of another dimension

tooth fairies unicorns luna lovegoods pots of gold waiting to be found

it was like trying to hold on to your friend’s frisky dog running your hands through the rapids of a cold river drawing a perfect circle in one shot the soft pop of a tennis ball gliding over the net

the smell of freshly baked gingerbread last christmas when we all took the first bite together

like darkening in the last period of the story you’ve been working on it for ages

this is the art of holding onto something good