Poetry

Protesters march near a cardboard sign that says "Migration is an act of courage" surrounded by monarch butterflies.

Winter

Winter is cold and heartlessIt attacks us allAnd cares not for who is hurtWith winter comes ice Ice creeps up through the shadowsAs we try...
A crystal Jewish star hangs in a lit window, refracting the natural light.

Standing

The shades of hope in our hearts whisper that we’re still here.
A city bus seen through a pane of glass covered in raindrops. The image is blurry.

Uber Ride Reflections (Why I’m Wearing a Boot)

I have so much to thank my body for, and so many reasons to resent her.
A pair of brown leather sandals, stained with wear, sit atop a wooden crate filled with antique objects.

Shoes (circa 1940)

I can survive another mile. Her feet must have ached too.
A blurry scene of a city at night. Buildings glow in the darkness.

Static

My thoughts drone on, never ceasing—metronomes piled upon each other, none keeping the same tempo.
A ballerina's pointed feet are shown in a black and white image.

A Poem For Ashlee

Look to the girls who dance around you; their minds are as strong as their ankles on pointe.
Black and white photo of two girls lying on the grass, laughing.

First in Thought, Last in Deed

You spend ages planning—then scrapping—how you’ll confess it.
A young woman lying in the grass, smelling a yellow flower

Being a Woman

This unmistakable part of my identity is the thing that brings me the most joy. 
A tattered Israeli flag flies on a post against a pale blue sky.

Over the Atlantic

My sister is in a bomb shelter / And it rains over the Atlantic.
A long pier stretches out into a gray-blue lake. It doesn't quite reach the opposite shore.

Connection

I don't know how to explain that I am here, but I am not.
Two white flowers stand alone against blurry background.

Dormant

But now, I stand here, no longer the girl I once was.
A shiny-haired girl looks out a window with her hand pressed on it.

Beneath the Floorboards

The sound of iron footsteps reverberated from the floorboards

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