Leave Home and Returned Harmed | Alana Saltz

I often dream cries for help.

Never does the world
hold my tired eyes open.  

They would have to hear me.  

There will be pain
thrown to the wolves  

intrigued by the fear.  

Promise me
something simple.  

I have tried again.      

(Erasure poem from The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch, Gallery Books: 2011, pp. 70-76.)

Alana Saltz is the editor-in-chief of Blanket Sea, an arts and literary magazine showcasing work by disabled creators. Her poems have appeared in Occulum, Five:2:One, Yes Poetry, Moonchild Magazine, Okay Donkey, and more. She’s the author of the chapbooks Seedling and The Uncertainty of Light. Find out more at alanasaltz.com and follow her on social media @alanasaltz.