my love so colorful

kaci edwards

Summer’s breeze 

dances on your chlorine-damp skin 

as sunset fractures 

along the waving blue 

drenched in golden red

orange stains my fingertips as I peel away 

the pith 

& I give it all to you.


Kaci Edwards (they/them) is a fifth-year writing and sociology double major with minors in German and psychology. They grew up around Ithaca, a scene that has inspired much of their work. They love to write about how they relate to the world, through friends, location, or issues of social justice. This is their first time publishing.