#NPM22 -The Intimacy of What is Pushing Me Forward

The Intimacy of What Is Pushing Me Forward

looking back – the twist in the neck –the click in the spine
–my shadows sticking out their tongues –stringy fears with a fear of scissors

spl—it
second shift face
untwist
face forward –

pain in my palm, red wetness
scissors
shhh_a_r_p

*Prompt from the League of Canadian Poets – Write about what is pushing you forward