False senses of hope,
love, pride, self.
Eyes blind and ignorant
influence, we absorb,
recycle buzz-terms of the uncertain
self-righteous.

Cindy Kelly lives in Amsterdam, Ohio with her himalayan cat, Ursala Miner. She studies English and Writing at Kent State University. In 2007, her short fiction and poetry has been published in Shine! Flash Fiction Literary Journal, Brink Magazine, and Panamowa.