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Come to life

By Rae Rozman
Fall 2020 | Poetry

Jennifer picks cherries to make jam

and asks me how do you know when you’ve reduced a self

to nothing

I pull the leaves off healthy succulents trying to grow

ten imperfections from something that was somehow

still alive

We sprout hummingbird wings fly

backwards into Broadway glam fantasies

wait

It’s too early to be a star

(to burn out)—

I haven’t even had my coffee yet

Rae Rozman is a school counselor in Austin, Texas. Her poetry often explores themes of queer love (romantic and platonic), loss, and education. She has been published in several literary magazines and anthologies. She can often be found curled up in a sunny corner with a novel and extra sweet coffee or playing with her two rescue bunnies. For poems, book reviews, and pictures of the aforementioned bunnies, follow her on Instagram @mistress_of_mnemosyne.


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