steven searcy

Steven Searcy grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, and received degrees from Vanderbilt University and Georgia Institute of Technology. He currently lives with his wife and four sons in Atlanta, Georgia, where he works as an engineer in the field of fiber optic telecommunications.

spark

Glow, gentle canticle,

in the endless ether—

ring radiant across

the radius of curse—

flow faster than lashes,

ride with rigid grasp.

The hollows gape

and holler as you flash

in the shallows, a holy

sheen holding steady—

they didn’t know about you

and the new brine we breathe.

Read more of Steven’s work in his debut poetry collection Below the Brightness.