Hope Hearken’s poem serpent skin gloves appeared here in August 2014.
cages floating past
By Hope Hearken
cages floating past
sailing down river
caught a glimpse
of three trapped
shadow of unicorn
lion-headed horse
red zebra no arms
and a man with horns
waved away the light
dark forest covered sky
and the animals sighed
heard cracking, splashing
saw fire rise from water
and a second man
as bright as sunlight
walk across lava
returning the dawn
the battle started
the monsters gathered
god will not be tested