Poetry by Amelia Díaz Ettinger
and marvel at how all things
soften—
his voice muted
to warm embers that avoid
scarlet overtones
and my old hands
carved to rice paper,
skin hulled away from bone
even this butcher knife
is dulled from over-care
now it cuts with tenderness
yes,
time’s own waltz,
mollifies all things
and i applaud these parenthesis
of my mouth, how
they enliven my sight
after all they are the repositories
of elapsed laughter
Amelia Díaz Ettinger is a Latinx BIPOC poet and writer. She has three books of poetry and two chapbooks published. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in many literary journals and anthologies.
