“Again” by Katie McCarthy
Di·vorce;
is just a word
until it fills a s p a c e
—and has a face
a time,
that gives it breath.
Can we start over?
As its paperwork sits on your chest,
hands too sweaty
to grip a pen
said, “can we start over—
Again?”
We try
a shameful sway—
cracks the kitchen sink,
spilled my favorite tea
on your lap,
ripped up your nicely kept poetry
said, “can we start over—
Again?”
More thematic than a Greek vowel stem
said, “we’re going to stop now.”
said, “do you know what you want to do?”
Said,
“Can we start over,
Again?”
Again.
Biographical Note: Katie McCarthy is a student from Fort Collins, Colorado. She is currently working towards her Bachelor of Arts in English from Belmont Abbey College. Her muse is her border collie, Ellie and her work has appeared in The Gravity of the Thing, Agora, and Kaleidoscope.