Terri Kirby Erickson
Sorrow Bird
It feels as if my
face is not my
face, anymore,
but an origami,
a sorrow bird
that flaps its
wings to no
avail—unable
to fly—a song
caught fast in
its paper throat.
Terri Kirby Erickson is the author of six collections of poetry, including A Sun Inside My Chest (Press 53), winner of the 2021 International Book Award for Poetry. She lives in North Carolina.