Posted on

An Education

/YouÕre Too ADORABLE/ they say/they pat my head spine tall, eyes clear// I take up space//anyway But I am Able. To Adore these :a baby phoenix with blue eyes – sits in ash/the charred remains of golden memories – the untimely/cremation of a childhood/ a mother who//refused//to leave/ the building and tried/to asphyxiate herself/in the …

Continue reading “An Education”

Posted on

This Cold

There is a strange immediacy to the feeling of being cold.

Ellie Gilbertson

MED '21
Email: ellen.gilbertson@hsc.utah.edu
Issue: Volume 8
Bio: Ellie Gilbertson, UUSOM '21 calls Buckeye, Colorado home, and received a BA in Biochemistry from Colorado College with minors in Spanish and Kinesiology. Things that make her smile include desert stars, long runs, handwritten letters, and snow.


Rubor Participation:
2020 Prose, "This Cold"