holding hands, under the table
frog eggs sequestered
beneath a lily pad
we are in love, quietly
the way clear water slips
over smooth stone
asked what you’ve been up to
you evade, spin the soft metal ring
on my finger round and round
Mykki Rios is a queer genderfluid Mexican-American poet, performer and multimedia artist. Raised in Chicago, and having lived many places across the globe, they recently returned to the Windy City. Mykki has had works featured in issues of Welter, Random Sample Review, Apparition Literature, Synkroniciti Magazine, and more.