cubes clink
buzzzzzzzzzzz
gate bursts
count down
chest choked
zipped up like
blanche praying
for someone who is now a stranger
barks of
come here
listen
so I’ll say it again
nobody cares what I think
kiss me good night
I’m not so bad
in retreat,
picturing
daughter shaking
silicone cup
…
taps
…
free of…
maybe I can get rid of the ice trays
Eugenie is a playwright and occasional poet. Her poem “Augie had a good day. He enjoyed some fresh air in the stroller with his friend, Ida” is published by SWWIM in April 2024. Her plays can be found through Concord Theatricals, Heuer Publishing, Original Works Publishing, Next Stage Press, and Brooklyn Publishers or through the New Play Exchange. When she’s not writing, she teaches at Dartmouth College.
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