bea sophia

Use by

you rinse the raspberries

warm water

red staining

the steel

trusting them

to stay

sweet

I align

the tins

the kidney beans

cold metal

cylinders

against the tiles

you offer

the softest

one

I step

back

I only eat

things

that can

survive

me

Bea Sophia, aka sophiasharkey (Substack) and beasophialovesgnocci (Instagram), writes 4+ poems daily — an addiction fueled by necessity. Her visceral work and essays, rooted in psychology, explore creativity and social justice. She founded The Page Gallery Journal to champion experimental writers and foster a radical literary community.