Myra : Writing

Last Blue Ruin

Last Blue Ruin

A Poem by Myra


Don't go to the poem where she kept her things--don't lingerbetween ellipses (I hear lips lock, lock, locking)or flip through pages of that Cattleya N..
The Abortion of Mira

The Abortion of Mira

A Poem by Myra


Let’s go back,to the time we had the world in a room.When the soft light coming from the streetlamp outsidetold more than your silence did"your ..
The Manager's _____

The Manager's _____

A Poem by Myra


He watches herLick dry the mouth of her bottledwater without conscious intentof taking anyone alongBut he watches her still,and has broughtHer down to..
Sad Girl

Sad Girl

A Poem by Myra


Outside the window I watch the world on loop. Havingmemorized the dropping cues. Russet,and almost dead. Unceremoniously they fall into gravity'sinevi..
Prelude to Whoredom

Prelude to Whoredom

A Poem by Myra


I remember the first time I was born"nicotinenever faded across my tongue.All the while I onlythought of my sister’s China pots.Feathers latched..