A Broken Mirror

DNA smeared

over a broken

mirror

there was no

blood

a chain reaction of

memories

she left

an open

window

radiating

past

I am still

learning to

remember

so it does not

hurt

so much

sometimes

I wonder

if ghosts are

blind

and

why is our future

so silent

Kylie Supski is a Polish-Australian poet, playwright, & spoken word artist. She is greatly concerned with using art as a method of speaking out about social, economic and political inequality. Many of Kylie’s poems discuss her experiences as a transgender woman. In 2016 she was the winner of the Melbourne Spoken Word Prize. Kylie is passionate about personal autonomy and exploring the beauty of being alive.

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