Janelle Finamore

the flood

Janelle Finamore

The unhinged deck floating, it’s head Barely above water Already rotten

The tapestry of my swinging emotions washed onto marshy shore Waterlogged

I can’t even salvage your love

Your tears twist into a figure eight Snip snip

Unknot me Unfettered, liberated as

Your face skates gently towards me, power, purpose of a hungry sea lion

A moat grows around my heart. Please sift through this mess and find Heavy oars

Row to me

Janelle Finamore is a musician, poet, and teacher located in Orange County, California. Most recently, her work appeared in Sad Girls Lit, Tipton Poetry Journal, Poet Magazine, Humans of the World, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, Arlijo, Literary Heist, Route 7, Academy of the Heart&Mind, Ariel Chart, Literary Yard, Spillwords, and others. Janelle was Poet of the Month for Moon Tide Press and her fairy tale “The Girl Who Stuck Out Like a Sore Thumb” was published in Bohemia magazine. She is also an active member of various poetry workshops. Her chapbook The Power of Silly Putty and Lipstick Kisses is available on Amazon. Janelle has featured her book in poetry venues in California including The Ugly Mug and others.