my neurosurgeon
told me
my brain
is a
ball
of
yarn
.
knit
knit
knit
i don’t
know
how to
knit
my
hippo
campus
& it’s
secrets
what
does a
fence
have in
common
w/ an
anchor
?
the need
les or
a feeling
the empty
mirror
(they both
contain
something)
the
ski mask
i call
dreams
Eli Dunham
Eli Dunham (they/them/theirs) is a queer, neurodivergent poet living in Sacramento, CA. They earned their BA in English frome Illinois State University in 2014 and then went on to earn an MFA in Poetry and Graduate Certificate in Gender and Sexuality form Eastern Washington University in 2016. They are currently working towards an MS in Counseling with an emphasis on supporting LGBTQ+ youth and individuals with disabilities. You can find some of their poetry in DreamPop, GASHER, Mantis, Heavy Feather Review, Déraciné and elsewhere.
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