with a hawk eyed woman
three rows back as our witness
since our friend was ordained
but only in Minnesota
all we had for proof
was your ring on my finger
and my word that once
you really did love me
we got married on a train to Chicago–
Eden Phillips (he/it) is a poet from Stockbridge Michigan. He has had several poems published in Central Review, the literary magazine at Central Michigan University, and is pursuing a degree in English, as well as a master’s degree in Creative Writing. It writes queerly and unapologetically, inspired every day by the joy of being trans and being alive.