Checking the ceiling corners
for spiders and constellations,
I hear my voice ask
are you alone
is there anyone
but my chest is cresting
and I pull the shirt from my stomach.
The scent of laundry is strong
and the Unmentionables bleed
fiber into fabric softener.
The letter L is written
on my hand in case I forget.… Read more ““Letter Enclosed” by Amy LeBlanc”
Magazine & Press
Author: Blanket Sea (Page 28 of 29)
“Depression”
(Black and white photo of a woman resting her head on her knee. She is bare-faced, eyes downcast in somber reflection; her unkempt hair falls loosely over her shoulders. )
“Pretty on the Outside, Pain on the Inside”
(Off-centered portrait of a woman. Half of her face is made-up, in full color, with hair neatly braided.… Read more “Photography by Megan Sadler of My(chronic)Self”
Mixed State
Uncross my wires
there’s no one at the
switchboard
your call can’t be completed
as dialed
try again
The fuses pop
breaker after breaker
I’m consumed by silence
and shadows
once they’re
tripped
Speak faster now
I cannot understand you
your world turns
much too cold
for this
fevered mind
Extremes may batter me
but there’s a hellscape in between
please don’t leave me here
alone
like this
mixed
Broken
Limbs stiff, joints frozen
made of concrete lined with lead
broken dolls can’t dance
(“Broken” first appeared here.)… Read more “Poetry by February Grace”
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