Mimi’s Closet by Shannon P. Laws The door at the end of the long hall stands open The third bathroom is in there Sent to the room by my mother’s voice busy behind the door of the second common bathroom, the guest bathroom Go use Mimi’s I obey The faint gold light fromContinue reading “Vignette: Mimi’s Closet”
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Rant: Judged Conversation Overheard on the Bus in August
Judged Conversation Overheard on the Bus in August by Shannon P. Laws The sidewalk on Magnolia sticks to my shoes Maple Tree sap bleeds from the high branches It’s not enough to stop me I have a bus to catch It’s early morning-cold. Crisp air flies in from open slit of bus windowsContinue reading “Rant: Judged Conversation Overheard on the Bus in August”
Poem: Girl Chases Hat
Late night keys dangle in the wind clouds move along the sky river wind swirls low to pick up anything not tied down, not held down There goes her hat! The thing that will keep her warm tonight stomped by feet of shoppers, rejected as trash her hat, made for one head. Rain wetsContinue reading “Poem: Girl Chases Hat”
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