A black and white image of two hands cupping a baby bird.

Two Poems

BY VIRGINIA DORÉ

The Jumbled Choices of Survivors

Flee.

Feel.


The Knot

Call it the knot and write it out.

It’s anchored in opposing minds.
Embedded in two shrinking hearts
and pulling tighter, rubbing raw
shredding control
knotting more.

What do we call love that does this?


Originally from South Carolina, Virginia lives on the traditional, unceded, and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg peoples in Ontario, Canada. She has just completed her first chapbook, An Adult Child’s Garden of Toads, and is currently looking for a publisher. Her influences are varied and encompass Dr. Seuss, Stevens, Roethke, and Plath. This is her first publication.

Image Credit: “Baby Bird” by Savannah Campbell
Campbell is a photography student studying in the Delta region. Growing up in rural areas has given her an appreciation for the flora and fauna of her wonderful region, and as such, it is often the subject of herphotography.