‘On the Glitter Crescent’, ‘Leave the Geode’ & ‘Cotton Candy Fluffs’
Rollin Jewett’s varied past includes acting stints in The Bodyguard, Unsolved Mysteries, Miami Vice and others, penning Carmen Electra’s first film (cult classic American Vampire with Adam West), and being a contestant on Jeopardy. Rollin is also an award winning off-Broadway playwright with plays produced all over the US as well as internationally. As an author, Rollin’s short stories and poetry have appeared in various magazines, journals and anthologies, including the Night Picnic Journal, Aphotic Realm, Door is a Jar, Coffin Bell, Gathering Storm, and Gravitas, among others.
On the Glitter Crescent
on the glitter crescent
of the moon
i shall find pink dust
that crumbles in my hands
shimmering rainbows
that glint & flaunt
in the waves of moon & sun light
what i wish i could find
doesn’t stay easily
so i grasp my hands on particles
bring it close & deep to me
no one can see
the trail of moonstones
that echo in my footsteps
find refuge in my privacy
some joy
just can’t be shared
without the hurt of heartbreak
so i find rhinestones & gemstones
inside the corners of my palm creases
my acrylic nails
have been to space
& never the meteor
simply just the vacuum of nothing
find the deep hollow
that the man in the moon lives in
i paint my face in glitter
& face the day anyway
he loves
deep moons
which hang from my earlobes.
Leave the Geode
leave the geode
whole & uncracked
sitting on the windowsill for
another day
just left to be
a small gray moon
not the guts of gemstones
spread glittering
for the world to see
take hammer
let these rose quartz
intestines trail
all over the room
calcite & amethyst
hold a force field
to the destructor
the geode is
the schrodinger's stone
but not quite ready to open.
so instead the geode
cracks slowly & waiting
it is the dragon’s egg
seeking warmth
from no mother
an ancient eggshell
that has beauty to offer.
Cotton Candy Fluffs
cotton candy fluffs
held gracefully in a raccoon’s paws
he prepares it to wash
not knowing water will
dissolve treasure in his hands.
the beast known in garbage cans
city alleyways & bandit faces
wants to make sure
every dish they eat
is clean.
so the raccoon takes
what is only seen as sugar fluff
sees reflection in
the cleanest puddle
that can be found
only wants to make sure
this meal is rid from disease.
raccoon is found digging
at water’s surface
asking the world desperately
where this treat
could’ve possibly gone
finds himself wading
in this deep pool
where he finds
sugar substance at the surface
but nothing else.
Mercury Sunderland (he/him) is an autistic gay trans man. He's been published by University of Amsterdam's Writer's Block, UC Davis' Open Ceilings, UC Riverside's Santa Ana River Review, and UC Santa Barbara's Spectrum.
