Photography © Chad Parenteau
Covid morning
“There was no moral wave”
who walks my feet? who tells them where to go?
who told my breath to breathe?
there are escape cuts everywhere
the drain slurps the bath water
the heater dial buzzes down
I don’t always listen to my ears
In past lives Marlena Maduro Baraf has been a designer, editor, writer, and now–when feeling confident–poet. Her poetry credits include On the Seawall Poets Reading the News. She is the author of the Memoir, At the Narrow Waist of the World.
Chad Parenteau is Associate Editor of Oddball Magazine.
I feel this has come at a perfect time when the overwhelming exhaustion of Covid is still harrowing. Thank you!