Mercury-Marvin Sunderland
sweet chamomile
honey offerings
have dissolved
boil leaves
carry this mug with my
aching wrists
i drink
not just to sleep
but to find calm
in the hands
are pins and needles
but not numbing
it has been
three (3) entire months
of having
wrist synovitis
& my fingers tremble
as i take the hot leaf water
to mouth
how to sleep
when your wrists
cannot do anything
other than ache
sweet sweet
it is lined
at the bottom
with my daily offering
to the god hermes
god of healing
& my frankincense burns
& my room
is a lot less
of the prison it was
back when i
couldn’t even lift the mug.
to heal
is not linear
& i will zigzag
to better nights
sweet chamomile
honey offerings
have dissolved
boil leaves
carry this mug with my
aching wrists
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Mercury-Marvin Sunderland is a transgender autistic gay man with Borderline Personality Disorder. He’s from Seattle and currently attends the Evergreen State College. He’s been published by University of Amsterdam’s Writer’s Block, UC Davis’ Open Ceilings, and UC Santa Barbara’s Spectrum. He’s @RomanGodMercury on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.