live with their backs
in the puddles.
dirty necked
skipping
along the moonlight
highway
among the fluttering
trash
the long stretch of desert
shaking from
the scariest story.
you’re
my father,
I will always believe you.
Mary Robles is from El Paso, TX and earned a BFA in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University. She was the recipient of a 2016 Creative Workforce Fellowship in Literature from the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture in Cleveland, OH and is a dedicated vegan and animal rights advocate.
