Poet of the MonthJoanna Valentepoetry, poet of the month, Devon Henry

Devon Henry: March 2020 Poet of the Month

Poet of the MonthJoanna Valentepoetry, poet of the month, Devon Henry
Devon Henry: March 2020 Poet of the Month
Photo: Joanna C. Valente

Photo: Joanna C. Valente

near-death

my captor kills me on a bus, first/ living room/
in my own bed/ the back of a mint green toyota
camry/ at a house party in reseda/ in front of all
our friends/ i come back every time

when i escape i cut my hair and change my
name/ he still finds me/ in dreams/ wearing 
faces i have loved/ i wake up sobbing and feel
my back for my wings/ still here, still here/ i’m
still here

Devon Henry is a writer and poet from Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in Wired, Human Parts, Sybil Journal, Vita Brevis Press and Medium, with forthcoming pieces in the Winter 2019 edition of Rat’s Ass Review.