Alyssa Sinclair
Three-month portrait of a family, by CVS Pharmacy
Three-month portrait of a family, by CVS pharmacy
Amoxicillin Amoxicillin Amoxicillin (mox: soon)
Cephalexin (cephal-: head)
Flo-vent (flo: flourish)
Diazepam Methocarbamol Hydrocodone Trazodone (throughout [the] medicinal, water)
Amoxicillin Z-Pack soon soon soon [the]
Amoxicillin
Wellbutrin Desvenlafaxine desperation
Gabapentin Tramadol Lexapro of words
Cephalexin Prednisone Azithromycin (plunder)ed me
Cefdinir (terribly great)
Prozac (forward movement) [of an]
Zoloft (animal elevated)
Clonazepam (a twig, a spray)
Cephalexin prednisone plundered me greatly again
Alprazolam (From al(pha) + p(henyl) + (t)r(i)azol(o) + -(azep)am.
Countable and uncountable substance
To shine
A living being
(in)to love
Alyssa Sinclair completed her Master’s degree in Creative Writing at the University of St. Andrews. Her poetry and essays have been featured by River Teeth Journal, Mutha Magazine, Literary Mama, and Poetry Society of New York, among others. Her first chapbook of poetry, Venus Anadyomene, is forthcoming with Finishing Line Press in 2024.
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