mirror ball
by Annette Petrusso

      
    sing myself in silence 
    a disco subliminal 
    with wireless headphones 
    free to build new worlds
    
    untethered / weaving 
    
    myths about myself 
    that no one else can hear
    in a throng of strangers 
    with their own shine
    
    look at our faces / glowing
    
    
Packingtown Review – Vol. 25, Spring 2026

Annette Petrusso is a poet and a writer/editor based in Austin, Texas. Her poetry is inspired by popular culture, nature, loss, and the small details of everyday life. Her work has appeared in the Pomona Valley Review, Black Moon Magazine, Thimble Literary Review, Concision Poetry Journal, and Quibble.

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