It was that kind
of yellow-green
mourning
of yellow-green
mourning
which had nothing
to do with losing
something.
One wild-eye less,
it swayed—a stout
hourglass.
–Kristine Ong Muslim,
Bigger Than They Appear
(Accents Publishing)
Kristine Ong Muslim has poetry and prose appearing in hundreds of publications, including Boston Review, Narrative Magazine, The Pedestal Magazine, and Southword.