I am an amputated arm, thinking about courage and cowardice
The neurosurgeon’s watch is shattered
he continues to wear it as a symbol
I write letter after letter after letter
in the end he must sacrifice himself
in a cosmic time loop he must
repeat the same phrases
I write letter after letter after letter
with a twist of his hand he can reverse
time put the world back together
Jayme Russell is the author of two chapbooks: PINKification (Dancing Girl Press, 2017) and PINKpoems (forthcoming Adjunct Press, 2017). Her writing can also be found in Black Warrior Review, Diagram, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere. She received her M.A. in Poetry from Ohio University and her MFA in Poetry from The University of Notre Dame.
