I
fix my gaze
on
the red, yellow, blue and green
geometrical
patterns
of
our dining room tablecloth
while
we listen to the radio: news
about
an assassination
in
a mansion in Pakistan
through
speakers recently repaired
for
sonic pleasures (bluegrass, electronica,
Syd
Barrett and soul).
Lauren Elizabeth Raheja received a BA in anthropology at Reed College in Portland, OR. More informally, she has studied at Poets House, The Bowery Poetry Club and The Poetry Project in New York City. Lauren has also studied at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, MN. Her author portrait is by Heidi Howard. https://heidihoward.net