when grief bleeds out
measure of Time may dally-
this seems, to the naked eye
depressants are but
tuneless air in the snow-
chills from dogma’s speech
ears perch on elegiac words
as if angels sing-
defrosting bones
allot the 70 days for the one
whose fragments lay
a stranger to their own temple
let them flip the tables,
then set them promptly
for whenever Time decides arrival.
Anna-Marie Musico was born and raised in Hawaii. She comes from a mixed-ethnic household and is a childhood sexual abuse survivor. With a dream to counsel others, Anna is studying to complete her degree in psychology. She devotes her spare time to hosting dinners for women with trauma, offering respite care to foster children, and leading book studies through material affiliated with The Allender Center. She is working on writing a memoir, while actively sharing her poetry and writing on her Instagram account, @lamentsbloom.
