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Silent Night MAG
April 20, 2023
Tic-tac-toe with a pen,
Standing ovation,
What uses the bed when the sounds
pass, and strangled, the voices,
looming over my face, paralyzing
my legs, I cannot speak, I lean,
I pour out stale water, I try
So hard but it never works,
I shut down, jams in my
bronchial tubes, like a persistent
cough, a knot, a suspending drop
of Windex. How do I form
words? My mind blanks,
I listen but you lost me,
you lost me, why am I here?
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Vicky Zhou is an aspiring poet attending school just outside of DC. They received a Silver Key for poetry from Art & Writing. You can find Vicky's artwork at @moye_cf on Instagram.