Cindy Kluck-Nygren
We found
you lying on your left side, your right arm reaching out in front of you
pushing away
the top sheet like it was something to fear
the cannula resting peacefully on the empty side of the bed
tossed as far away
as its plastic umbilical cord would allow
still breathing
Cindy Kluck-Nygren strives to craft poetry and stories that prompt readers to pause, to reflect, and to feel. A native of Chicago, Illinois, who now lives outside Austin, Texas, Cindy insists she misses the Midwest’s snowy and frigid winters.
‘Homewick’ won Second Prize in the Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2025.
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