Journal
Cx72 Poetry: Allyson ErwinSeptember 07, 2019
MEAN TIME
Remembering magic markersin hermeticwood-paneled rooms, ina playroom haloedin bleachedshark jaws,and how weinvented constellationsin primary, old-fashionedcolors,connecting the dotsbetween dalmatian spots.
They said that nostalgia forone’s childhood could be anexpressionof unrecognizedanger andI put my hand to my hand in themirror and I remember how Iremember howsmall it is and howthe songs we used to singare adventof something used,of apologiesthrough the door.