Wrong by Martha Christina

I mistake the small moth,
wings folded, unmoving,
for a bit of dried leaf stem
in the basin; but when I
reach to remove it,
it opens its wings
reflecting sunlight
and life.



Martha Christina has published two collections: Staying Found (Fleur-de-lis Press) and Against Detachment (Pecan Grove Press). Her work appears in earlier issues of Red Eft Review, and recently in Star 82 Review, Crab Orchard Review, and Tiny Seed Journal. Born and raised in Indiana, she now lives in Bristol, Rhode Island.