At six, a baby sister is Cabbage Patch, a flesh doll to dress in ridiculous hats. I took her to kindergarten for show and
Praise Old Orchard Beach and swimming at night. Praise the draw of mussel beds to pylons, the boardwalk, slippery and sharp scaffolding. Praise the
Colleen Michaels’s poems have been published in Barrelhouse, The Paterson Literary Review, The Museum of Americana, Mom Egg Review, Roar, Stoneboat, Meat for Tea,