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C.N.P Poetry 

The Daily Release

  • Writer: Cathexis Northwest Press
    Cathexis Northwest Press
  • Dec 1, 2021
  • 1 min read

By: Michelle Cicillini


I store my bellyaches

alongside my hopes

my heavy glass marbles

in a silken pinky purse


readied for a journey

of rapid remedies


but the last page

isn’t always from

the last chapter


so it’s best to empty your knapsack

before the weight ruins the wait




Michelle Cicillini is a poet/educator, living on Long Island with her husband and son. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in English.

 
 
 

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