DomesticityOn most days, my father wakes early
to turn the heat on, the scent of warmth
overtaking the home, masking the stench
of last night’s burnt dinner.
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Michelle DeLouise-Ashmore
Michelle DeLouise-Ashmore is a Native Hawaiian poet living and writing in Northwest Arkansas. Her writing explores ideas of grief & love, family & trauma. You can find her poems in RookieMag, Clementine Unbound, Honey & Lime Lit, & more.
Fayetteville, AR, United States
Selected work (7 publications)
The House on Koamoko Drivein the front yard, the tree-house
my father built with his tired
hands, the door creaky &
a missing floorboard here or there.
i remember watching as he fell
from the fifth step of the ladder,
& my mother’s laughter
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Litanies of WonderI am filled with this desire to expose my body to that light. A compulsion to wake it, despite this loneliness & that cold & the quiet ache in the backs of my knees.
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Where You Will Find HerLeaning out of the open window to feel
the chill of night air breathing on your skin.
Your chest is heavy, & the stars are being buried
under cover of cloud as we speak. The distant sky
is humming with oncoming rain.
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