Jessica Silver and Yvonne Garrett

Bella
Jessica Silver

My sister if I had one
Would dress in red
Would star in porn films and lie about her day job

My sister if I had one
Would start bar fights
With beautiful girls
Walking away with rage in her eyes

My sister if I had one
Would dance alone in the bathroom
While I waited to shower

She would breathe alcohol
Swearing she was an addict

Promise to be there
But forget where there was

Break mirrors
Daring bad luck

She would chain smoke to the edge of dreams
Setting her bed on fire

She would wake from her inferno
Sneaking into my room
Mumble she was there just for the night


Like A River
Yvonne Garrett

Built in 1908 on a hill overlooking the mouth of the Columbia, the house stands huge against the sky with multiple rooflines, projecting bays, balconies, a widow’s walk and a two-story tower. Its dark peaked roof and chimneys are creeper-twined with open overhanging eaves. more