Shakira Sison

On Abandoned Shoes

By Shakira Sison I’ve seen them often enough on sidewalks, subway platforms and parkbenches, or even  hanging from trees. I’ve always wondered what theirstories were

Links

Of course I’ve severed./
And more quickly, I’ve burned,/
finding the gaps more easily filled/
than its connections appeased/
or learned./

Sit With It

When it comes down to it/
I would like to sit with love,/
have tea with it and discuss/
the ethics of ball fields or/
the details of a full-body photo/
of a woman of power/
in the Times./