Poems from McKenzie Teter
You asked me once what my heaven
would look like and I replied that
the same calm shade of black that greets
me after a long day will greet...
Your ghost stopped by
again today
Bringing the lilac
wind in with her
And before I knew,
I was seated
In your backyard
Swaying on the...
And you with the way you touched my scars as if
to etch another chalk reminder
on to the wall of my body
to keep track of how many times
it...
The first time I fell in love was in this city
With a curly haired boy who didn’t know how to kiss me
And held my hand too tight.
My...
This Body
is me
it is us
it is we
This body is mother
it is sister
it is lover
These arms have rocked children
These hips have rocked...