“Value” by Teri Vela (Poetry ’24)
Poetry alum Teri Vela’s poem, “Value,” was featured in Black Fox Lit Mag.
Read an excerpt below.
Value
I had migraines in the night—tension and splitting, hot chest,
red palms—thoughts crashed together in a chemical clangor.
The next day I smelled broccoli beginning to rot,
wondered about ants wiggling on the kitchen floor,
tasted the burn of a ripe peach on the buds
of my tongue. Placed my foot atop my beloved’s.
Read the rest of the poem on page 84 of the issue: Value.
