Change of Engagement | Gabrielle Gilbert

  Gabrielle Gilbert graduated Pratt Institute in the Spring. Her work has been published in Selfish Magazine, Dum Dum Zine, Vanilla Sex Magazine, Crab Fat Magazine, Witch Craft Magazine, Alien Mouth and Literary Orphans.   Your mother sew ing  curtains in the morn ing /Ears fold ing in and your mother almost marry ing /Mom met dad in the back in the back of back of a rock ‘n’ roll car /Totaled though parallel and saddened /On plane rides where youruptured as we drank gin on a roof in Florida and before /Before that there was and before before that there was colorlittle light but color and /There were fried eggs and caraccidents but no others no curtains hang ing in yourbedroom / shoulders out and shudder ingEars fold ing in and your motheralmost marry ing /Us together and not / unconditionally                                                                                            LMK