Two Poems | Cecilia Stelzer

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rotating system

the old cure for cysts was to hit them with a bible
grandma was flashed after exiting a theater
spider crickets jump toward you, not away


rental

my last landlord sent me
a photo of his wife giving birth
in an email about the dte electricity bill
title of image:
birthday, emerged from womb, being placed on mama.jpg
congratulations
i said and received 2nd image:
                  birthday, emerging from womb, right arm out, cropped.jpg


Cecilia Stelzer is a Brooklyn-based writer and artist. She is an assistant editor at Roof Books and an events volunteer at The Poetry Project. She received her M.A. in creative writing from Eastern Michigan University.