Emily Moon

Emily Moon (she/her) is a transgender poet from Portland, Ore. She is Editor at First Matter Press. Her book, It’s Just You and Me, Miss Moon, was published by First Matter Press prior to her taking on an editorial role. Her work includes appearances in or forthcoming from Pile Press, Labyrinth Anthologies, En*gendered Literary Magazine, Ethel Zine, Variant Literature, Full House Literary, Celestite Poetry Journal, Wild Roof Journal, and elsewhere.

further

I try to reach my       self.It’s no use. I’m too far     away. I’m further than I have     ever been.I run through fields.     Dust devilsbedevil me. I crash     through tangled trees. I can’t      see my way out of the woods. I’m      perchedbetween time zones     precisely 45º south of nowhere,      north of everywhere,      just in time for nothing. I emerge     earnest as a bear in spring,      unsure as a lion in winter.     No one looks for me. Anyway,      I’m not there. I am a fading     shadowin the long light of     evening, a fog that will     vanish by high noon. When       you lookfor me: I’ll be gone.

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