A cold kind of mercy
Leaving the knife on the table
And chewing
It was that siamese knot in my neck
Or that animal breath in my ears
Or that egg, rampaging through time
That made my metal at home in your warmth
And an abscess out of my heartbeat
That made your blood smell of nyquil
And the volume button a half peeled scab
So there’s an itch to pain
And you can make a home
Out of gaping banisters, and wrinkled ceilings,
And holes where vents should be
Sophia Larson is a sophomore English and Communications double major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She was the Assistant Editor on the book "Young People of the Pandemic," published in fall 2020, which is an anthology of writing from young people across the country about their experiences during the pandemic. Sophia is also Assistant Arts Editor at the UMass Daily Collegian.
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