I have tried my best to pray
through your complaints
about a month of clementines
who are you and why
would you do that
who are you and why
would you do this
surviving you find yourself
getting enough sleep for once
in sunlight with stretch marks
and you think you understand
how to have the room and not die
Madeline Kennedy lives in Chicago, IL, and listens to Joni Mitchell a lot these days. Her poems have appeared in Vagabond City and Persephone's Daughters, and she is a staff member at Winter Tangerine.