I’ve been keeping a rainbow
locked in a root beer bottle,

love trapped between
blue, yellow, magenta
sand so fine.

You were never

so pretty, gave me this piece
of art with a cork stuffed
in its mouth. No water, jellyfish,
sharks, whatever
else lives in the Atlantic.

I was never

so stupid to believe
in a chartreuse beach
on Earth.

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Britt Gambino (at sea)

Britt Gambino lives in New York, NY, at the end of the universe (a.k.a. Washington Heights). She graduated from Drew University in Madison, NJ, where she studied English and creative writing. Her work has been published by or is forthcoming from anderbo.com, DecomP, and The Arava Review. She enjoys brunch on a Sunday afternoon, making musical compilations, and rearranging furniture with her partner, Trisha, who has always believed. To read some of Britt’s ramblings, visit her blog at gritsforyou.wordpress.com.