A Circus Act (May 2018)
There’s an elephant
on my chest. I let you hold the leash
and you pull it off me
but first— you pause, let me weep
My ribs cracking like toothpicks
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Curtain Closed (October 2019)
No toothpicks anymore
The leash that can’t be held
I should have known not
to give it away
But you should have cared
To rescue me
By Ariana Christakis.
