You’re beside me in the kitchen, across a crowded room.
“Shall we?,” you ask.
I nod, words drowned out by sheets of falling snow.
I slide down the mountain, weaving between soft grey rabbits,
Unable to look away as blood runs from their ears.
My skis hit the top of a tree.
It’s warm amongst the branches, the books glowing brightly.
I hold you close, and we’re standing on the edge of a skyscraper.
You grab my hand and jump.
We fly.
Steph Amir is an emerging Australian writer with a background in public policy and research. Currently she is is a Writeability Fellow at Writers Victoria. Her creative work has been published in Archer, Babyteeth, Bent Street, Echidna Tracks, n-Scribe, Writing Place, and the Melbourne City of Literature’s wildlife postcard series. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.