[tabby title="Poem"] One cold January nightmy mother skipped her pillsimagined ferocious eyes tearing her apart.Nothing I said could reach herin her madness. She swoopedand struck mewith her fists. I grabbed my boots,ran without my coaton ice-slick sidewalks past silent housespast...

[tabby title="Poem"] My mother appearsunexpected, uninvitedat my foster parents’ door. Her words drill through the airlike a machine gunordering Mutti to pack my bags. She’s leaving with me!Mutti rushes with my foster sisterand me to our bedroom, leaving Papi to...

[tabby title="Poem"] MY FATHER SAVED A CAT ONCEfound her in the parking lotof an inn, he used to manage. A mewing sack of matted furher hairless tail waved at him as he drew near. She reekedof rotted garbage, fleas hopped...