By Delia Tramontina
by now emotions are
often covered by
stillness and thoughts
the urges for
pursuing or exploring
quiet
now and life is pleasant
as I slip away
with so much goodness
and what got left out
an experience
seeing me whole I am
a body to feel
my skin my
safety contains my
want and wisdom
to locate who
I am entirely and varied
I am remembering myself
as I still want things
Delia Tramontina is originally from Flushing, NY. She received her MFA in Writing and Poetics from Naropa University in 2001. For 3.5 years, she co-hosted Poet As Radio, a weekly show on writing and poetry, streaming online on San Francisco Community Radio/KUSF In Exile. She currently lives and works in San Francisco. In 2018, her chapbook CONSTRAINT was published by Dancing Girl Press. Her work has most recently appeared in Inverted Syntax, Tinfish, and Oversound. Her chapbook RIGHT LEFT is forthcoming from Wind Wagon Press.
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