DEMENTIA
When she unraveled,
I collected
her frayed edges
and tangled words
and knit
the embrace
of her.
In the cold abyss
of my own
unknown,
she keeps me warm.
And now I know
why she taught me
how to sew.
Michele Popadich is a Chicago native. She has been published in Driftless. She has self-pu blished ananthology called Unsweetened, as well as Uncharted, a travel themed book of poetry and photo graphy.She also runs an Instagram account called Petit Poetry which celebrates the union of the visual and thelyrical elements of poetry into one delightfully petit experience.