the ceiling leaks

beneath it
papers curl
>words become diluted
into stains

oddly shaped
pellucid

wondrous
as sea glass

Eva Eliav received her BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Toronto. Her poetry and short fiction have appeared in numerous literary journals, both online and in print. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks: Eve (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2019) and One Summer Day (Kelsay Books, 2021).