SWIRL
BY BRANDI SPERING.
Look at our durations. What do they look like
Cross the luminous gate from heaven
and come back
down
You are the gate in that body
the surge
that come sometimes come in side of that
pattern
through the front door of the house
let it in.
Brandi Spering resides in South Philadelphia where she writes, sews, and paints. Favoring non-fiction and poetry above else, her writing tends to sway between both, carrying a little over each time. She has received her BFA in Creative Writing from Pratt Institute. Spering's first book, This I Can Tell You, is forthcoming from Perennial Press, winter 2021. Other works can be found in super / natural: art and fiction for the future, Schuylkill Valley Journal, and Stardust Magazine. You can follow her on Instagram @brnd_sprng.