barely

i hear their room is always closed

they can't tell the difference between beef pork or chicken by taste because they never asked

someone else fills out their personality quizzes

while they watch quietly

with their hands behind their back

they took the bus one day and forgot to get off

 

Hannah Wonagsegid is a graduate of CSUDH with a B.A. in English Literature and a minor in Creative Writing. She has both written for and been on the editorial board for her school's 2022 issue of their Multi-Literacy Magazine, Enjambed. She has loved writing from a young age and enjoys writing surreal and weird kinds of poetry.