Jet Lag by Jasmine Williamson
I left home
with its familiar smells
and predictable ticking
to discover that
time is a construct
and it has constructed
a deep fissure between
yesterday,
today,
and my physical body,
which can now be found
slumped onto wet grass
in St. Stephen’s Green
shoving fistfuls of french fries
into a ravenous chasm.
Jasmine Williamson (she/they) lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her two children, three cats, two guinea pigs, and a tortoise. She earned her MA in Creative Writing at Northern Kentucky University, where she now works as an admin in the English Department. Recent accomplishments include growing an 11 foot tall sunflower and learning to roller skate backwards. In her spare time she can be found making art, traveling, or planning to travel. She can be found at @mosscollection on the web.