Fair— 
for now. 

Skiffs won’t save you 
next time. 

And there’s always a next— 
until there’s not. 

Forget boats for luck. 
This one’s barely big enough 

​to hold my myths 
that do exist.
Aaron Sandberg will stop manspreading in the boat to make room for you. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in West Trade Review, Asimov’s, The Offing, Sporklet, Lowestoft Chronicle, Abridged, Giallo, Right Hand Pointing, Monday Night, and elsewhere. A Pushcart-nominated teacher, you might find him—though socially-distant—on Instagram @aarondsandberg.
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