A tiny kiss behind the ear—all it takes
to make a grown man melt.

I live in
locker-room susurrations,

blow death kisses
to passerby. Brother

to lamia, we’re partners
in heart-devouring.

A powerful beast,
I’ve heard.

Dani Putney (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, Asian American poet exploring the West. Their poetry most recently appears or is forthcoming in Juke Joint Magazine, Lockjaw Magazine, Mojave Heart Review, and Sons and Daughters, among other publications. Presently, they're infiltrating a small conservative town in the middle of the Nevada desert..