LAST NIGHT

 hold you close
a lullaby
you will
 never hear

an owl
or perhaps
just wind

cinnamon oats 
on stovetop

I long to
feel warm
again

Erin Jamieson’s (She/Her) writing has been published in over 100 literary magazines and nominated twice for both the Pushcart Prize and Best of Net. She is the author of four poetry chapbooks, including Fairytales (Bottle Cap Press) and a historical novel, Sky of Ashes, Land of Dreams (Type Eighteen Books).