christ is a stray cat
the same icy stream of chart hits,
crass terry cast as a sham star.
my sister is as scary as
her armchair,
her ashtray heart.
my sister is a miser, mister
she hit the sherry stash
car crash
i mime my heartaches
they match my shame
this is my crime.
raise a cherry cream.
stay.
Julia Ruth Smith is a teacher, mother and writer of small things. She lives by the sea in Italy. She has recently been published in Sledgehammer Lit, Full House Literary Magazine, Anamorphoseis Mag, Tattie Zine, Skirting Around and others. Exaggerated and emotional, she’s on Twitter @JuliaRuthSmith1 She/her.