“Congrats!” On gold cards,
And the Hugged string
Through the double holes.
Charms between keyboards
That match winter, sleeps
with dust For snow, in the
the silver flatboard dimmer.

Author Bio:

Jacob Fortino is a 23-year-old poet and painter from Plainfield, IL. He received a BA in Creative Writing with a Minor in European Studies at Illinois State University and he is planning to pursue an MA. His work has been published in Euphemism. He is waiting to hear back from a poetry submission to Applause Magazine and has work being published currently in Pink Apple Press. He currently lives in Tampa, Florida.