Poetry: COLD BANANAS By Maddie Silva

Cold bananas on raisin bran Ketchup on steak Long swims in the pool Staying up late Grandma’s canopy bed The smell of warm leather A cat named Sam Perfect summer weather Warn VHS in the den S’mores by the fire The toll of the clock Adolescent desires The Summit house sold Sam is no more I suppose these are memories My childhood, now folklore

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Maddie Silva is an LA-based poet and screenwriter of film and television. A California native, her work often explores family dynamics and inherent tension between city and suburbs. Maddie kindly asks that you never call her by her full name, “Madeleine,” as that is reserved exclusively for her parents’ use when being reprimanded. You can find her on Twitter here.

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