“when everything was performative” by Sami Helgeson

we played the audio back

to see if we could be different

people this time 

kept trying

to circle the same block

and find somewhere new

i am the only person 

i meet on the walk home.

About Writer
She/Her/Hers

Sami Helgeson is a poet whose work often focuses on family, intimacy, and trauma. Sami grew up in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin and currently resides in the high desert of Denver, Colorado. Sami's poetry has been recently published in the Peauxdunque Review and was chosen as an Honorable Mention in the 2022 Patty Friedmann Writing Contest.