I do not write for little things

nor the painted wings
of parakeets clipped
under a green canopy
this––

stars forcing their way
milky & so very very far

how many were born
with it was a right how many
evenings of humiliation
in this beautiful place

someone has to speak
for these small horrific things

Erin Jamieson holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Miami University of Ohio. Her writing has been published in over fifty literary magazines, and her fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She teaches at St. George’s University.