(a poem after sexual violence)
It Might Rain
Looks like it might rain
The flowers will welcome it
The holiday makers
Will be disappointed
Their plans of ice cream
Gone awry, cloudy skies
Looks like it might rain
A day for baking then
Knead the dough real hard
Let it prove, repeat
Chrissie Morris Brady
Chrissie Morris Brady now lives on the south coast of England with her daughter. She is widely traveled and has lived in several countries. After gaining her degrees in psychology at USC, she worked with recovering addicts for several years. She continued her practice in the UK.
Chrissie has been published by Anti-Heroin Chic, Ariel Chart, Bournemouth Borough Council, Mad Swirl, Plum Tree Books, Scarlet Review, Dissident Voice, Democracy Now and other publishers and anthologies.