March
Emiliana Renuart
The drumming is back. Slow. Measured. Long
pauses. From behind the azaleas, neon and fervent
as they are. They are zealous, dedicated so to living.
Am I zealous like that? About living, yes, I think so.
About flowers, yes. About strange drumming, from
beyond the sightline, which stirs in me some wild
urge for sound and impact. And my home is here
now? We are barefoot for the first time and we are
watching the doves with the bleeding hearts hop
around and everywhere the world is ruined and
everywhere it is perfect. Please. Let me be surprised.

Emiliana Renuart lives in St. Louis, Missouri. She is originally from
Michigan, where she attended Kalamazoo College and worked with and
advocated for young readers and writers.