mature fruiting body
closing the apex
audacity admits
no excuse but success
it draws inspiration from many worlds
a storehouse of curious and ancient
lore
retained unity of purpose
despite the vast
concurrent growth
the present aims to fill the gaps
between these extremes
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Mykki Rios is a queer genderfluid Mexican-American writer, performer and multimedia artist. Raised in Chicago, and having lived many places across the globe, they recently returned home to the Windy City. Mykki has had works featured in issues of HAD, Tampa Review, The Bloomin’ Onion, Synkroniciti Magazine, and more. They were also a finalist in Lupercalia Press' 2022 Chapbook Series Contest. They have had poems nominated for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards and the Pushcart Prize.