like russian nesting
dolls
we climb
inside
each other’s
skin &
open
open
open up
to find
a tiny
thing
that is not
hollow
the spot
that has no void

tina andry is a writer/poet. she has had her work published in Bigger than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems. she is originally from new orleans, louisiana but currently resides in lexington, kentucky with her two children. she is fond of spiders and secret pacts. she really enjoys being herself.

i am a tire swing
with no rider
i am high
over creek water
i am cool
by brindled shade
i am descending
to hang

–tina andry,
ransom notes
(Accents Publishing)

tina andry is a writer/poet. she has had her work published in Bigger than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems. she is originally from new orleans, louisiana but currently resides in lexington, kentucky with her two children. she is fond of spiders and secret pacts. she really enjoys being herself.

More from ransom notes and tina andry:

• “earthworm”
• “pretty stuff in a dangerous place”
• “the dedication”
• “talk”
• Review of tina andry’s ransom notes at Misfit Magazine

tina andry is a writer/poet. she has had her work published in Bigger than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems. she is originally from new orleans, louisiana but currently resides in lexington, kentucky with her two children. she is fond of spiders and secret pacts. she really enjoys being herself.

i heal my own wounds
you can slice me in half
and I will survive
i’ve got like a thousand hearts
and i am willing to break
them all

–tina andry,
ransom notes (Accents Publishing)

More from ransom notes and tina andry:

• “pretty stuff in a dangerous place”
• “the dedication”
• “talk”
• an untitled poem by tina andry
• Review of tina andry’s ransom notes at Misfit Magazine

tina andry is a writer/poet. she has had her work published in Bigger than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems. she is originally from new orleans, louisiana but currently resides in lexington, kentucky with her two children. she is fond of spiders and secret pacts. she really enjoys being herself.

everyone i know says
i am more myself
without you
better alone
i am not sure
about anything
except what we did
was garish and obscene
modern art hung
in a wasp home

More from ransom notes and tina andry:

• “the dedication”
• “talk”
• an untitled poem by tina andry
• “deep down” by tina andry
• Review of tina andry’s ransom notes at Misfit Magazine

tina andry is a writer/poet. she has had her work published in Bigger than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems. she is originally from new orleans, louisiana but currently resides in lexington, kentucky with her two children. she is fond of spiders and secret pacts. she really enjoys being herself.