Emptiness grabs hold of me makes the coffee bitter, the jam less sweet. Daddy, your shirts are in the closet. For months I could not hug you, to protect you from the virus. You died anyway. I want to be a girl again — perched at the top of the stairs I’d wait for you […]
Elizabeth Mercurio
Elizabeth Mercurio earned an MFA in poetry from The Solstice Low-Residency Program of Pine Manor College. Her work has appeared in Third Point Press, Philadelphia Stories, The Skinny Poetry Journal, The Literary Nest, Fledgling Rag, Martin Lake Journal, Poems2go, and the Lily Poetry Review. She was nominated for a Best of the Net nomination and was the 2016 recipient of The Sharon Olds Fellowship for Poetry. Her chapbook, Doll is currently available from Lily Poetry Review Books.