WE HAVE HEARD THE GIANT’S THREAT

They do not count years by sun
nor moon, but in a single breath
blow out the flames we hold aloft.

Let us fall from these clouds.
Marrow wings will carry us,
along with sugar we have stolen.

Eric Christopher Uphoff is a wanderer who has called Texas, Japan, and Taiwan home. He holds an MFA in writing from Lindenwood University and a BA in music from the University of North Texas. After more than a decade abroad, he now finds himself an ESL instructor and teacher trainer at the University of Texas at Austin.