Read a beautifully written poem by this young person this morning on Rattle.
The submission process asks: Why do you like to write poetry? The answer: Rylee McNiff: “Because when it rains on the 4th of July but you still light sparklers on the porch while your dad reads a James Patterson novel.”
What a wonderful response!
Excerpt:
i’m dizzy. i’m dizzy all the time.
i take in the breath you left behind
stash it under my tongue—
suck on your toothbrush
like a man and his dip
The rest is here:
https://www.rattle.com/my-name-is-love-and-im-an-amputee-by-rylee-mcniff/
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Thank you for sharing this!!!!
‘we no longer align.
i hand you what i’ve saved for last—
one final hope
one final vein leading
to my brain.’
Wow! She’s ‘amazing’!!!!
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