Crow
“D— bleeds
in the living
room.
They mew
his ghost up.
“
“D— bleeds
in the living
room.
They mew
his ghost up.
“
“D— bleeds
in the living
room.
They mew
his ghost up.
“
“D— bleeds
in the living
room.
They mew
his ghost up.
“
My childhood closet was stuffed
with redheaded baby dolls
named for pieces of the body
that start with R—
At the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River Read More »
My childhood closet was stuffed
with redheaded baby dolls
named for pieces of the body
that start with R—
My cousin floats on her back a few feet away.
She’s the most beautiful thing—
Five years older & mean,
she used to kick me in my sleep.
We lie facedown on the concrete dock
as a hawk circles us.
My cousin floats on her back a few feet away.
She’s the most beautiful thing—
Five years older & mean,
she used to kick me in my sleep.
We lie facedown on the concrete dock
as a hawk circles us.
Nye flawlessly writes about the power in prayer, in letting go of rage and the past, that by the end of the poem, we are left thinking of our loved ones and what we’ve learned from them – and how that knowledge lives in our bodies.
Nye flawlessly writes about the power in prayer, in letting go of rage and the past, that by the end of the poem, we are left thinking of our loved ones and what we’ve learned from them – and how that knowledge lives in our bodies.
Nothing screams love more than food, and Song flawlessly executes the poem’s richness through her sound and imagery.
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Nothing screams love more than food, and Song flawlessly executes the poem’s richness through her sound and imagery.