{"id":4169,"date":"2023-01-07T04:22:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T04:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/?p=4169"},"modified":"2023-01-07T04:22:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T04:22:57","slug":"for-donovan-by-sarah-obrien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/for-donovan-by-sarah-obrien\/","title":{"rendered":"For Donovan by Sarah O’Brien"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

For Donovan <\/span><\/p>\n

by Sarah O’Brien<\/p>\n

Your pants are made from the softest fabric.
\nYou challenge me to a game of chess.
\n\u201cYou didn\u2019t use your Queen enough,\u201d you say
\nafter winning, and I soak in this metaphor.<\/p>\n

I was too focused on someone else\u2019s King.
\nI overlooked mine\u2014left you exposed.
\nYour wounds from her violence linger,
\nand you mistrust even me.<\/p>\n

I ask my angels for a deeper patience.
\nI resist the tendencies of Past Sarah,
\nfearful of abandonment and change.
\nIn a dream, we convene and toast disaster.<\/p>\n

I press my lips gently against your arm.
\nYou recoil at some of my touches, after her.
\nSorrowful pavement, I rebuild our road.
\nI invite you over for a home-cooked meal.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"Sarah O’Brien is a poet from Massachusetts. She is the author of Shapeshifter<\/em> and Just for Us<\/em> (forthcoming 2023). Sarah teaches, makes art, and performs comedy in Nebraska currently. She cares for three black cats. Follow her on social media @fluent_saracasm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Donovan by Sarah O’Brien Your pants are made from the softest fabric. You challenge me to a game of chess. \u201cYou didn\u2019t use your Queen enough,\u201d you say after winning, and I soak in this metaphor. I was too focused on someone else\u2019s King. I overlooked mine\u2014left you exposed. Your wounds from her violence…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[314],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-love-poem"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t