8.11 / November 2013

New Year’s Eve

Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

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You arrived on my doorstep like unscratched lottery ticket,
ignoring every snuffed light. When I opened the door,
your mouth flashed like a tangled string of Christmas lights.
I remember you easing your shoulders into the frame, waiting.
I remember my small hands, how they palmed both sides of the door.

Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s recent awards include the ArtsEdge Writer-In-Residency at the University of Pennsylvania (2010-2011), a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry (2011), and the Amy Clampitt Residency (2013). Her sixth book of poetry, The Year of No Mistakes, is being on Write Bloody Publishing in Fall 2013. www.aptowicz.com

8.11 / November 2013