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“at once, I feel it all suspending” by Mikayla Elias



at once, I feel it all suspending

permanent arteries

the weight of helplessness

captured in foreign memories

not unlike a dream

come back to me

with crusted eyes

to show me

the way you used to

hold me

pacify me

wait for me to soften

arms waiting

maybe it’s not quite enough

charming angry thoughts

pen tips dragging along

marring pages indelicately

what an unlikely place

to fall apart



About the poet: Mikayla Elias They/Them

Engineer, Crybaby Audio Technical Producer, This is Nashville, WPLN News Author, Bending Toward the Light

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