Besides the Long of Daytime: Emi, Jackie

May 22, 2020 Kate Belew with Emi, Jackie (New York City)

Plucking flowers to watch them die

is the same thing as 
being born. One day I'd like to

get older. But I’m unsure 

how to imagine beyond that door

besides the long of daytime

the way it casts a shadow like

poets when they don’t know what to say.