Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich

By Brigid O'Brien


Aunt loved Elvis:

two frames on her

bedroom nightstand:

Jesus

and

The King.

When Aunt died

at the funeral

the old priest with fuzzy hair

said she’s in Heaven

kissing boys

and

hitting on Elvis.

Mid-eulogy

Dad turned to me

and we laughed

‘cause

Aunt

was

a

lesbian!

When it’s my turn,

make my speech

good. Please.

I want to get in with

straight As.


Brigid O'Brien is a current student in Chicago, where she studies English at DePaul University. When she's not writing, you can probably find her walking lots of cute (slobbery) dogs and getting lost on the CTA.