Dear Pine Forest II by Gustav Klimt,

Written By Chrissy Stegman

I never wanted children so naturally

I had them. All my daughter cells hate me.

All the places I’ve kissed bad men

have closed down.

I see a sign advertising an all night

underwater séance.

The ocean has policies about underwater

gatherings. That’s why I was delayed.

I was on vacation and am only now able to

answer the letter you never sent.

Chrissy Stegman is a poet/writer from Baltimore, Maryland. Recent work has appeared in: Okay Donkey, UCity Review, Gone Lawn, Gargoyle Magazine, Anti-Heroin Chic, Stone Circle Review, Fictive Dream, Inkfish, 5 Minutes, Libre, and BULL. She is a BOTN and Pushcart Prize nominee. www.chrissystegman.com

Chrissy Stegman

Chrissy Stegman is a poet/writer from Baltimore, Maryland. Recent work has appeared in: Okay Donkey, UCity Review, Gone Lawn, Gargoyle Magazine, Anti-Heroin Chic, Stone Circle Review, Fictive Dream, Inkfish, 5 Minutes, Libre, and BULL. She is a BOTN and Pushcart Prize nominee.

https://www.chrissystegman.com/
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