Athens
by Avra Margariti
Avra Margariti is a queer Social Work undergrad from Greece. She enjoys storytelling in all its forms and writes about diverse identities and experiences. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Daily Science Fiction, The Forge Literary, The Colored Lens, Argot Magazine, The Arcanist, and other venues.
Our city knows how to melt.
The sweating tar runs between the pavement cracks,
birds dropping dizzy from the sky
to kiss the gutters.
At night we douse ourselves in gasoline
and run through the streets
looking for a match.