Where It Was Coldest
by Alana Saltz
Alana Saltz is the editor-in-chief of Blanket Sea, an arts & literary magazine showcasing work by creators living with chronic illness, mental illness, and disability. Her poetry has appeared in Words Dance, Rust+Moth, Occulum, Five:2:One, Moonchild Magazine, and more. You can visit her website at alanasaltz.com and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
I
took my
ghosts,
sick and weak,
to the
mirror
they crouched in the corner
watching to see if
I was won over
(This is an erasure poem. Source text: Andrews, V.C. Flowers in the Attic. New York: Pocket Books, 1979, pp. 255-259.)