October is a Liar
I dreamed the corn grew too fast
and we were lost in it. I felt a crow
brush her wings against my back,
promising wisdom if I'd just feed her
and her babies. One eye could sate
their hunger all winter. The other
could see the way the crops grew.
I dreamed the clouds were hurting
the sky. The rain was slick and warm
against my skin, and then needle-cold,
I asked a tree to protect me; she gave
me fire, a blanket of leaves, and the
storm tore it to shreds. That night
I woke up and smelled smoke.
Rachel Weisserman somehow managed to graduate from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor's of Science in English. She has written several stories under the name R.W. Whitefield for ForbiddenFiction.com, and has self-published one chapbook. In late 2012, she began hosting Spirit Spit Open Mic in the Woodbridge neighborhood of Detroit. She is the proud owner of two cats and Elmore Leonard's breakfast table.
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