Breaking Things--By Valentina Cano--United States

Breaking Things

I’ve decided to let this be.

Not with the collapse of wings

or the nailhead snapped off

at a bend too far,

but with the vibrating haunches

of a cat, interrupted.

With the beat of the sun

across its own black prison.

Valentina Cano is a student of classical singing who spends whatever free time she has either reading or writing. Her works have appeared in numerous publications. Her debut novel, The Rose Master, was published in 2014 and was called a "strong and satisfying effort" by Publishers Weekly.