My Grief as a Dinner Table
Leave a commentMay 27, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Mel Sherrer
Each time I lose
a dish is added,
a chair is taken.
Eventually,
food piles up and
people keep going.
My hunger goes too;
no eating can be done.
Mel Sherrer is a poet and performer from Las Vegas, Nevada. She received her BFA from Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, and her MFA in Poetry from Converse University in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She currently teaches courses in Performance Literature and Poetry and serves as Associate Editor for Sage Cigarettes Magazine. Find her work and more information at MelSherrer.com.
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