Waking Up
– Poetry by MacKenzie Sewell –
Featured in issue 15 of Dreamers Magazine
your skin is slowly, coldly warming, your
laptop keys responsive
a trickle of water from your hair, reserved for your neck from
the walk in the rain
from a friend’s house
you hold your lavender latte in your puffy red cheeks and
let the heat slowly down your throat
waiting for a lover, carried on a bus, carried on the wind,
to enter and find you,
you,
who has forgotten what the warm and the cold feels like
you are starting to remember, you wait,
tick-tick-ticking out some serifed words
that will wait in turn
to remind you again,
when the trickle of water falls on numb nerves,
what hope feels like.
About the Author – MacKenzie Sewell
MacKenzie is a queer writer from Kamloops, BC. She is currently in Vancouver studying for her Masters degree in creative writing at UBC, where she focuses on poetry and young adult fiction. MacKenzie was the recipient of the Marg Van Dusen award in 2017 for her poem Grocery Store. In her spare time, she teaches creative writing to children and adults as a Fine Arts Instructor with the City of Burnaby, rereads her favourite books, and waters her ever-growing collection of plants. MacKenzie shares an apartment with two cats and one human.
Did you like this poem? Then you might also like:
The Identified Patient
What I want the surgeon to know
Sanctuary, and other poems
The Body as Poem
Metaplasia and other poems
This is What Death Does
Where Courage Lives
The Psychiatric Patient Profiled in My Application
Modern Medical Miracles
What the Mirror Says
Writing Myself Alive: An Episodic Poem
Breathing; Love These Lively Things
Oh Emma; Slow Dancing
In the Mirror, For My Mother
Zenstronomy: Zen of Instruction, Godma, Astrophysical Reality
To check out all the poetry available on Dreamers, visit our poetry section.
Like reading print publications? Consider subscribing to the Dreamers Magazine!
Dreamers Writing Prompt Generator
Experience the power of simplicity with our unique writing prompt generator. Designed for writers who crave spontaneity and surprise, our tool delivers one meticulously crafted prompt at a time.
Top 25 Most Popular Manga Right Now
If you’re searching for the most popular Manga right now, this top 25 list is the ideal starting point, whether a beginner or enthusiast.