Highway 33

By K. Tyler Christensen

is a dry-throated
stretch of road

an open mouth
portal

a lap
a yawn

the distance between
a church pew
and a metro stop

a slip-of-road
a slip ’n slide

the liquid sound
of a worn out
mixtape

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K. Tyler Christensen (any pronoun) is a writer living in Washington, DC. Their work has appeared in Maudlin House, Big Lucks, and Little Patuxent Review. They are the author of the micro-chap, THAT BOY FROM IDAHO (Ghost City Press 2020).