April Fifth

Nia Watson

This morning I

woke up in a daze

went to work and didn’t work

lost my sweater in the laundromat

told my neighbor “happy birthday”

held tightly to a stranger until my ancestors said

“go back home, daughter of the moon”

He ordered sushi when I left

and I threw up when I got home

Nia Watson is a writer, freelancer and MFA journalism student at NYU. Her published work spans fiction, creative non-fiction and audio storytelling. Her recent work appears in Generations Now Journal.

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