My Second Awakening | Olivia Mirmohamed

1:30pm pulling my head

from drool there are cravings

on the corner of my mouth.

A sun on office window

inspiring epiphany suddenly

aware of what we all want.

I won’t smoke as much weed

I say aloud driving

to pick up a pack of cigarettes.

Justify the second rise

as the universe giving

me a reminder of an avenue

into chance. Sleep crusted

at the corners still, I

fill myself with magic

smoke, the sun spreads

a hot rash on my cheek.

I understand what it is

to feel like anyone else.

Everything I want can be held

in the palm of a lifetime and smoke rolls

out the back window.

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Olivia Mirmohamed studied creative writing at John Carroll University, and is currently working toward an MFA in poetry through the Northeast Ohio MFA program. Olivia lives in Kent and enjoys writing about her experiences growing up in Newark, Ohio.