Their arms are trembling assembly beams,
their hands fleshy socket wrenches beading with blood,
their sweat the first seaspray on the hull.

Days end with a ringing stamp on a manila card
and a rattling drive in a multicolored car.
They scrutinize pay stubs in dimly-lit kitchens—

stones on the coast of a craft-studded sea.

Devon Neal (he/him) is a Bardstown, KY resident who received a B.A. in Creative Writing from Eastern Kentucky University and an MBA from The University of the Cumberlands. He currently works as a Human Resources Manager in Louisville, KY. His work has been featured in Moss Puppy Magazine, coalitionworks, Sage Cigarettes Magazine, Rough Cut Press, and others.