I reincarnate
while still alive. I’ve
already been forced into new fates
from the mistakes I made.
Each rebirth I hope to bloom
from my straitjacket cocoon,
but maybe I
will never be a Butterfly
if I’ve been a Hermit Crab
moving this whole time
into bigger and bigger homes.
And while I’ve hoped for wings to show,
I haven’t noticed how much I’ve grown.
"Maybe I’m Doing Okay"
Author Bio:
Anne Marie Wells (She/Her) is a poet, playwright, and storyteller living in Hoback Junction, Wyoming. She navigates the world as a queer woman with a chronic illness. Her poems have appeared or will appear in Lucky Jefferson, In Parentheses, Variant Literature, Unlimited Literature, Soliloquies Anthology, and Muddy River Poetry Review.
while still alive. I’ve
already been forced into new fates
from the mistakes I made.
Each rebirth I hope to bloom
from my straitjacket cocoon,
but maybe I
will never be a Butterfly
if I’ve been a Hermit Crab
moving this whole time
into bigger and bigger homes.
And while I’ve hoped for wings to show,
I haven’t noticed how much I’ve grown.
"Maybe I’m Doing Okay"
Author Bio:
Anne Marie Wells (She/Her) is a poet, playwright, and storyteller living in Hoback Junction, Wyoming. She navigates the world as a queer woman with a chronic illness. Her poems have appeared or will appear in Lucky Jefferson, In Parentheses, Variant Literature, Unlimited Literature, Soliloquies Anthology, and Muddy River Poetry Review.
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