The Ledger
In the left hand column
she writes
He’s married
in the right hand column
she writes
My skin is beached against the stone wall of you
in the left hand column
she writes
He sets his alarm for 1715
In the right hand column
she writes
When you leave I’m awash with spices
Sally Michaelson is a recently retired Conference Interpreter living in Brussels. Her poems have been published in Ink Sweat & Tears, Lighthouse, Algebra of Owls, The Bangor Literary Journal, Squawk Back, Amethyst, and The Lake. Website: www.sallymichaelson.com