A.J. Huffman
In the Absence of Dreams
I build pyramids out of words, stuff them
inside my pillow, hope the increased elevation
alleviates the pressure in my head. I feel dizzy,
light. Floating inside forced thought
breeds confusion. I am butterfly, burned
on moth's flame. Curiosity is my sin.
I repent with cosmic rosary, a string
of stars I wear as a necklace, a potential
noose.
Bio
A.J. Huffman has published nine solo chapbooks and one joint chapbook through various small presses. She also has two new full-length poetry collections forthcoming, Another Blood Jet (Eldritch Press) and A Few Bullets Short of Home (mgv2>publishing). She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, and her poetry, fiction, and haiku have appeared in hundreds of national and international journals, including Labletter, The James Dickey Review, Bone Orchard, EgoPHobia, Kritya, and Offerta Speciale, in which her work appeared in both English and Italian translation. She is also the founding editor of Kind of a Hurricane Press. www.kindofahurricanepress.com