LAMENT
I SIT IN THE CHURCH:
prayer against my father’s
abuse of the blood.
I SWAY IN THE BASEMENT:
elevator pale drink
down my throat.
A photograph sobers the splits in my skin
I hope my mouth doesn’t move like his.
Catie McGuire is an English major and is currently a junior at SUNY Geneseo. She originally hails from New Jersey and her preferred genre is poetry.