we stay up
discussing wendy darling
’til our mouths go soft;

outside, the moon presses
against the windowpane
like a rib, mid-exhale.

“was adulthood
ever a choice?”

we dot a spine of stars
from our overhang
to the clouds–

the second star hangs
to the right, blinking
like a satellite.

Emma Sloan is a Canadian poet, flash fiction writer, and journalist. Her works have been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post and The Good Men Project. Head to weewriter.ca for writing updates and news.