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POETRY THAT ENACTS THE ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PURITY OF GLASS
POETRY THAT ENACTS THE ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PURITY OF GLASS
Laura Passin is a writer, scholar, and feminist at large. She earned her PhD in English Literature at Northwestern and her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Oregon. Her writing has appeared in a wide range of publications, including Prairie Schooner, Adrienne: A Poetry Journal of Queer Women, The Toast, Rolling Stone, Electric Literature, and Best New Poets 2013. Laura lives in Denver with too many pets.
The Last of Us
When the zombies take the little girl
in the video game, the one I was meant to protect,
I see you cry for the first time in months.
Yesterday, when I tried
to tell you my cramps were so godawful
I felt eviscerated,
you didn’t look at me, fetal
on the couch, clutched in cold sweats.
Some pain is boring,
ordinary.
The emptiness of a womb.
The anger of women.
I tried to save that girl,
I swear I did.
Glass: A Journal of Poetry is published monthly by Glass Poetry Press.
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