Taking to the Bed
by Marshall Bood
when I was young
I would take to the bed,
ripping into the foam
of the cheap mattress...
pieces falling away
he pushes me
to the floor again,
everyone laughing...
I never answered
why I didn’t fight back
I would take to the bed,
ripping into the foam
of the cheap mattress...
pieces falling away
he pushes me
to the floor again,
everyone laughing...
I never answered
why I didn’t fight back
Marshall Bood lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. His debut collection is Spring Cleaning (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2021). Follow him on Twitter @BoodMarshall.