Poetry by Joann Renee Boswell
I have made space for you.
s o . m u c h . s p a c e .
each night spooning
the perimeter deeper,
scooping away more
nonessential me.
carefully contoured
my jigsaw-heart
to your shape.
we slide so simply
in place, like kismet,
the ease of flawless
triple axles, appearing
effortless despite
constant Kondo-ing,
keeping all the best
of me, donating excess
(joyful self-farewells
make room for you).
there is nospace
between us.
this is Love.
but if you go too soon,
how long will your form l i n g e r ,
g a p i n g my soul
vacant? your space,
a V A C U U M roaring.
Joann Renee Boswell is a teacher, mother, photographer, and poet currently living in Camas, Washington, with her spouse and three children. Joann loves rainy days filled with coffee, books, hand-holding, moody music, and sci-fi shows. Some places she’s been published include Untold Volumes, Voices of Eve, Western Friend, and Mothers Always Write. Her first book of poetry is expected May 2020 through Fernwood Press.