babies born damned / luciferian cribs & forked tongues / we didn’t choose to be /
who we are but / damn / i would’ve if i could /
have you ever seen / the sun inside my chest? /
felt the scorch / heard / the roaring of the fire? /
you’ve never truly seen / me /
but the earth spins / at the speed of my dance /
twinkling bells for hands / ants for toes / piano keys for fingers /
how musical to be / the beat of the metronome /
Charlie D’Aniello (he/they) is a Latinx, trans/queer, neurodivergent author, who often writes about the experience of being ‘other’. They are published or forthcoming in Sledgehammer Lit, HOLYFLEA!, Querencia, Tealight Press, Poetically Magazine, journal of erato, and others. They are EIC at warning lines mag. Their novel, “The One and the Other” is out now. Twitter: @beelzebadger / @warninglines.