Monday, December 13, 2021

That family trait By Emalisa Rose

Driving back home, Kate took

the scenic route, deflecting

the sting of the bimonthly visit.


She’d stop for some camomile

to detox from the angst about

Anna, her mom, in recovery.


Key to the door, she kicked off

her heels, with lips on the bottle,

salt on the side, hold the ice, as


she slept until Sunday surrendered

her sanity.





When not writing poetry, Emalisa Rose enjoys crafting and drawing with charcoals. She walks with a birding group twice monthly through the trails in her state. She volunteers in animal rescue and tends to cat colonies in the neighborhood. Her work has appeared in The Rye Whiskey Review, Mad Swirl, Literary Veganism and other wonderful places. Her latest collection is "On the whims of the crosscurrents," published by Red Wolf Editions.


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