Written by Kristin Houlihan
bury me in a T-shirt that says
Fuck Long Covid.
Emblazon it on my coffin,
let all who love me
have a turn with the blowtorch.
Disfigure the shiny wood
with flame and bury me with the ashes
so my un resting place
resembles the hellscape
the virus has made of my insides.
Don’t worry, I probably won’t die—
I’ll suffer forever instead.
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Kristin Houlihan is a mother, wife, and disabled writer from California and EIC of Epistemic Literary and Nimblewitlit Magazines. Her poetry has been published in a variety of literary magazines and her book, Lift the Mask, is available widely in ebook, paperback, and audio. Find Kristin on Bluesky @kristinwrites and at www.kristinhoulihan.com.