She clutches her unhatched children, squeezing into an empty cave. She hangs her white eggs above her like nursery mobile bobbles. She never leaves this sunken crib, not to stretch, not even to eat. She caresses them in the dark, a cool hand on a sleeping face, and blows air on them until her last […]
Patrick Johnson
Patrick Johnson is an emerging, Queer poet from Queens, New York. He is a public school science teacher and labor union advocate. His poetry draws from many themes, often inspired by human history, loss, and family. He facilitates a bi-weekly poetry workshop, and enjoys supporting other poets in their artistic journeys.