thief
By JC Williams
I won’t write of
aberrant blood
cellls multiiplying
squeeziing iinto
allavaiiillabllespace
only of
upstairs echoes
numb place
beside me
in the dark in
the waiting empty
seat a table setting
unset upright
recliner by mine
the dog still
lying beside the front door
JC Williams began writing poetry after careers in philosophy and law. Her poems have also appeared in Songs of Eretz Poetry Review, Last Stanza Poetry Journal, The Pan Haiku Review and Prachya Review. In addition to poetry, her loves are her partner, their daughter, and tai chi. She currently lives in Maryland.