He said, All women in Isla Vista are
Cheating on their boyfriends.
I ruffled his hair affectionately.
His eyes were like a whirlpool
In a bathtub. He said,
That kind of condescension
Will get you raped.
is a cellist who lives in Santa Barbara. She has been previously published in
Big River Poetry Review, Right Hand Pointing, Spectrum, Step Away Magazine,
Into the Teeth of the Wind, Poydras Review, and Splash of Red.