Emmy J.M. Powell : Writing

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A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


I can't wait,until you come back hometo cook shepherd's pieand pecan bunt cakesto knit checkered washclothson your roundabout needleto sit at your scr..
Best Years of Your Life

Best Years of Your Life

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


My adolescence is ebbing,like the foaming edgesof an oceanthat I have never been toMy golden yearsconsisted of suicide attempts,fluctuating weight,and..
Waterlogged

Waterlogged

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


It seems as if I am strolling lazilythrough stream bedsand potholesafter a Sunday drizzleRain is soaking through my socks,puddling in my shoe bottomsM..
Nutshells

Nutshells

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


Moving from drugstore chapstickto lipstick napkinsfrom small-dosage cough syrupto adderall pillsfrom jelly sandalsto orthoticsfrom pediatriciansto onc..
Little

Little

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


Loveis when your parents staredown into your cedar cribto watch your little rib cagebreathe in and outLoveis when your grandmothercarries you to the k..
When in Fog, Don't Turn on Brights

When in Fog, Don't Turn on Brights

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


On Friday night,while out on an errand,my head burned with an urge,to which I finally gave in toI turned left,and went straight for a while,then went ..
Tongue Twisters

Tongue Twisters

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


It never ceases to amaze methat after any word rolls across your tongue for too longit sounds foreign like it was never even a word at allMaybe in t..
Tumor With Arms and Legs

Tumor With Arms and Legs

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


I couldn't keep my eyes off of youWatching your diaphragm expand underneath your skinIt felt as if when I would look awayYou would stop breathingEvent..
Bumble Bees

Bumble Bees

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


Many times in my lifeI have wished to diethrow it all waykick the milking stoolswallow the bumble beesAlways out of teenage anguisha feeling of inadeq..
PULP PLEASE

PULP PLEASE

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell


YOU DIED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I CAN STILL HEAR YOUR MONOTONE FOOTSTEPS STOPPING IN FRONT OF ME TO ASK ME IF I WANT ORANGE JUICE WITH PULP AND I CAN ST..