it sits in some quiet part of me
behind my ribcage, i think.
festers then feeds
on the loud parts of me.
they’re more like phantom limbs now
that sting with each memory …
Poem, in its entirety, is available in the printed version of the current issue.
Bio:
Maleeha Farooq is a Muslim Canadian Pakistani writer from Toronto. Her writing is coloured by her intersecting identities and experiences with motherhood (Instagram: @maleehaslibrary).