Imaginary Play on the I-5

Hannah Levy

driving past almond trees soaking in dust

you want me to sing some little tune but

I don’t have a song for the end of the world

so I play make-believe with you instead

you’re good at pretending what you’re not

and unseeing all the things you have seen

for you there’s no orange sky flickering rust

no thoughts no prayers no snags stacked

on the hillside like fire-blackened graves

you say this game has only two easy rules:

we can be anything but human and


we can be anywhere but here

Hannah Levy (she/her) is a writer and editor living in Berkeley, CA. She’s the founder of The Rebis, a magazine that celebrates the connection between tarot and creativity. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s hiking in the redwoods, horseback riding, and playing extensive make-believe games with her daughter. Instagram: https://instagram.com/hnnhlvy

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