Every part of me aches
Like cracks in the ground
Like an earthquake rising from under the surface
Percussion on my body
Magma boiling
Every part of me aches
And sleep comes like waves
Under the moon
In my head
The sound of a whistling kettle
That can’t be removed from the flame
My bones are on the fire
Listen to the crackle when I rise
And shift
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Sojourner “Hughes” Davidson is a black queer disabled human and writer of poetry and prose. Their work has appeared in several publications including Knee Brace Press (where they have graduated from contributor to poetry editor), South Broadway Ghost Society, Wishbone Words Magazine, and new words {press}. They are also the author of Poems I Shouldn’t Write (2026), From the Yellow House and On (2023), and the owner of Tending Verses, LLC.
