POETRY I haven’t seen my mother’s face MICRO forgive me, oh June, I am everyone’s fool.
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Is Woken Up At 6am On Saturday Because I “Left All Them Damn Dishes in The Sink”
in a while/ too much empty in the house
/and everything is so heavy these days
/ including her head and her hands
The Remedy
Jae Nichelle
Louisiana-born Jae Nichelle (she/her) is the author of God Themselves (Andrews McMeel, 2023) and the chapbook The Porch (As Sanctuary) (YesYes Books, 2019). Her poetry has appeared in Best New Poets 2020 (University of Virginia Press, 2020), Washington Square Review, The Offing, Muzzle Magazine, and elsewhere. She believes in all of our collective ability to contribute to radical change. Learn more @croptopassassin.
