deliverywassmoothbrookegross

special issue 1

// p o e t r y

delivery was smooth
by Brooke Gross

I’m told that’s all that matters
when they wheel me to the door
with a car seat in my lap
and a bloody diaper on my ass

the days are molasses
the hours crawl
and the miracle I made
makes me cry

sipping sleep like soup in sickness
skipping through daydreams
siphoning consciousness
through a rusty gas funnel

about the author // Brooke Gross

Brooke Gross (she/her) is an MFA student at Western Kentucky University, having previously received a Master of Science in Information Sciences from the University of Tennessee. Though Brooke is studying creative nonfiction, she also has a passion for fiction and poetry. Her debut poetry collection, Traitorous Muse, is available on Amazon. When she’s not reading or writing, Brooke can be found baking ugly but delicious desserts or planning unrealistic vacations.