![]() ![]() ![]() Her memoir of gender transition, Through the Door of Life, was a 2012 National Jewish Book Award finalist. Joy Ladin is the author of seven books of poetry, including Lambda Literary Award finalists Impersonation and Transmigration, and Forward Fives award winner Coming to Life. The body you bestowed upon me like a kiss,Ī hard kiss, a kiss with teeth and invading tongue Your disappointment that my longing for you Lying quietly this morning, bruised and stripped,īy the milk of aftermath, the sad but nourishing quiet Words I can never forgive, maybe you leftįor both our sakes, for the sake of what’s left, Toward and away from each other all night,Īs the covers we fought over in our sleepĪnd maybe you hurt me badly, maybe you said Somewhere close to my mouth, the smoke of youĪs star-sparked honey, fine-toothed combs Shaking themselves out like tangled hair, notĪnd the clouds that smother it, the heartĪnd the heart that breaks it, meaningless sufferingĭrenching every event, trivial and tragic, From Impersonation, Sheep Meadow Press, 2015Ĭompressing the universe’s exploding center ![]()
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