Aidan Stickles

Intyoour Place 



Turn 
path the from 
intborambles 
and 
thorns 
ripping 
intyoour skin 
then 
root a over tritriptripping 
landing 
inttohe brush 
(under) where 
ityoou) feasting begin insects 
a ms 
a d egs) 
when 
way a finds why 
intyoour brwhyain 
(bites scratches after 
in covered are face legs arms your
and bruises.) 
Remember, in your plasightsce 
wonderfilled 
.appear sights 
A silver waterfall 
flows intoa 
powaterfallnd pink neon 
with 
five-legged frogs 
hopping 
.lilypads lilac on 
(and 
where trees compliment 
(hands hands) two (mouths)
and hands three and mouths 
alone 
is a myth and good). 
Its
to wish wont people place a
explore, 
you must adventure 
to 
someone) before end the
else 
will follow).

Aidan Stickles is a junior majoring in Psychology at SUNY Plattsburgh in upstate New York, where he also heads the creative writing club. Aidan’s interests include playing piano, singing karaoke, and making faces in the mirror. His work has appeared in journals such as North Star Literary-Arts Magazine, Street Cake Magazine, and Outrageous Fortune.