EF4

By Erin Jamieson

maroon petals

scattered on

cracked sidewalks

with chalk

drawings of

families

without

mouths

to speak

on what

happened:

shingles on

abandoned

playgrounds

a doll’s dress

beside a

mattress

when can

we play

again

a daughter

asks

her mothers

close the

blinds

I don’t

know,

they say

Erin Jamieson's writing has been published in over eighty literary magazines, including two Pushcart Prize nominations. Her poetry chapbook, Fairytales, was published by Bottlecap Press. Her debut novel (Sky of Ashes, Land of Dreams) was published by Type Eighteen Books.