2 Poems

Sarah Susanna Wood

A Small Gift

…is awareness, at first,

and then it may take over,

for a while, and also recede

if it must, and at times, it must.

That sometimes gentle ebb and flow,

and sometimes

He ordered me a martini with extra olives, just the way I like it.

Played a socialite who leaves her abusive husband to run off with an outlaw, themes

There areThree parts to any start. A Triptych. Trust me.

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I want my gentlemen taken care of, kids nonexistent, my money on the table and it’s black on first spin.

"I loved reading Exit, Carefully. It’s unusual, and in my opinion exciting, to publish a play without previously receiving a major production."

-Walker Caplan, Lithub

I thought I was unhappy as a man. Turns out I was just unhappy…