The Plague

by Jasmine Harrell


Debt spreads around them
Like a red sea. The waves rise
Higher, higher, high—


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Jasmine Harrell has two previously published works. Her poem “Violet Girl” has appeared in IHRAF Publishes, and her poem “A tale of two sneakers” was published by the Bacopa Literary Review. Her short story “Abyss” placed third in The Dillydoun Review’s short fiction contest.
 
She graduated from Bowie State University with a degree in English. She is building a career in editing and loves reading, writing, and drawing in her spare time.