by Laurie Rosen
this morning i read this poem
so sad it feels like a stab
to my heart i think
maybe this could move
the right people…
but the ones who need to be moved
are heartless with nothing to stab
and empty of any passion
for reading poetry
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| "They Are All Responsible" cartoon by Ann Telnaes |
Laurie Rosen is a lifelong New Englander. Her poetry has appeared in One Art: a journal of poetry, Gyroscope Review, Oddball Magazine, The New Verse News, Minyan Magazine, The Inquisitive Eater: New School Food, Zig Zag Lit Mag, and elsewhere. Laurie was nominated for a 2025 Pushcart Prize.