"Dissociation" Published in Destigmatized Anthology

My poem "Dissociation" is featured in Destigmatized: Voices for Change. A book including poems, stories, and personal essays, this anthology hopes to combat mental health stigma. It will be distributed to mental health facilities across the United States.

A copy of the anthology can be purchased here.

Below is an excerpt from my poem:

It happened to you; you were there.

You were wearing jeans and a sheer,

floral shirt—

the one you bought over the summer for $1.

It was mid-January. It was 9 or 10 am.

What little sun there was

left shadows on the gray steps.

You sat there waiting,

with a knot in your stomach.