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// p o e t r y
Stains
by Erin Jamieson
you
wait
to feel
anything
but
numbness
sticky residue
in your chest
sometimes
you smell
peppermints
he used
to eat
you scrub
dishes only
to have
stains
remain
about the author // Erin Jamieson
| Erin Jamieson (she/her) holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Miami University. Her writing has been published in over eighty literary magazines, including two Pushcart Prize nominations. Her poetry chapbook, Fairytales, was published by Bottlecap Press and her most recent chapbook, Remnants, came out in 2024. . Her debut novel (Sky of Ashes, Land of Dreams) came out November 2023. She resides in Loveland, Ohio. Twitter: @erin_simmer |
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