Today I woke to cold toes
and the orange you left
for me.
Left for me three weeks ago.
Left me three weeks ago.
Today I woke to cold toes
and the scent of rot.
Jennifer deBie is an MA in Creative Writing student at University College Cork in Cork, Ireland. She is also a recent graduate of Angelo State University, a native Texan, and an aspiring poet, novelist, short story-ist, and general scribbler. Her work has appeared in Sound Historian, Quarryman, and will soon appear in Apricity literary journal.
A Quiet Courage 