my father votes in favor of capital punishment

JAKE -

by Laurel Reynolds

and it gives me hope
that he won’t kill us.

Laurel Reynolds (she/they) is a poet who attends Brandeis University for an MA in English Literature & Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies, though she will always be a Twin Cities artist at heart. Laurel’s poems have been published through The Tower, Moss Puppy Magazine, Marrow Magazine, Devastation Baby, and more. Their debut chapbook, Swallowing the Ash (BCP ‘23), is out now. She’s currently training her cat and living radically. Check them out at laurelreynolds.com!