A way in, a way out. Sometimes the way through in spite of the deadbolt. There was the time the glass shattered as the wife was thrown against it. The infant, still so much a part of her flesh — shielded in her arms. The soft swirl of hair on his fontanel like the […]
T. Clear
Seattle poet T. Clear is a founder of Floating Bridge Press and the Easy Speak Seattle. Her work has appeared in many magazines, including Crannog, Poetry Northwest, Sheila-na-Gig, The Rise-Up Review, Red Earth Review, Terrain.org, The Moth and Common Ground Review. She is an Associate Editor at Bracken Magazine.
Door i
I dreamed a door that wouldn’t close — loose hinges, slippery lock, misaligned. Backed up against it, wedged a foot to hold it. Slammed shut, it slivered open and always something on the other side to keep out, or let in. The last door by which my father left; a slice of apple pie, […]