< Left: Christiaan Sabatelli holds an MFA, in poetry, from the University of Florida. While at UF he had the pleasure of working with Michael Hoffman, Debora Greger, Sydney Wade, and completed his thesis under the guidance of William Logan. Christiaan has been published in a number of national magazines, including Writer’s Journal, A Gathering of Tribes, Hawai’i Pacific Review, Chronogram, and New Collage.
Cadmium Red
the color of choice
my mouth
lipstick
filet mignon not blue
my lover full blast
brain groin heart
synapses unmedicated
free range thoughts
uncaged unclipped.
I flip cadmium yellow
moods turn green
other side flaming
through orange
subdues you
grey beige
fade like a fresco.
' Cadmium Red' by Madeleine Beckman