Lauren Saxon is a queer, Black poet and engineer living in Portland, ME. She loves her cats, her Subaru, and being chronically online. Lauren’s work is featured in Barrelhouse, Empty Mirror, Across the Margin, Homology Lit, and more. Her debut chapbook, “You’re My Favorite” won the 2023 Maine Literary Award for Book of Poetry, and is out now with Thirty West Publishing. Find her on Instagram @laurensaxon235.

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"if I could give you the moon" and "It happened overnight"

By LAUREN SAXON

oh, but would it make you
happy? having the moon all to yourself. knowing
it was a gift from me