‘Falling Out’, Hayley Stone
Illustration © 2019 Eric Asaris
![[ Valkyrie, © 2019 Eric Asaris ]](http://futurefire.net/images/ea-fallingout.jpg "[ Valkyrie, © 2019 Eric Asaris ]")
Every valkyrie dreams
her teeth out eventually—
gums muddied with blood,
words blistering as they quit
her violent mouth. Crushed
between grave-stained fingers
tiny corpses of bone come
loose, no longer held back
by a smile; finally freed
to choose for themselves.
© 2019 Hayley Stone
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