I was Eight When They Said Mama was Sick

Hospital visits
choices and changing feelings
vending machine drinks

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Muffled coughs at night
sudden, baffling urge to cry
clarity in time

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Lifetime maintenance
medicines Monday, Thursday—
Mama, can we share?

Louise Gerodias is a nonfiction and haiku writer from Cebu, Philippines. She holds a BA in Literature and Creative Writing from NYU Abu Dhabi. She recently started volunteering as a translator at the Organization for Transformative Works. Her interests include graphic novels and manga, as well as literature, transformative fanworks, and migration narratives. She's fascinated by unsolved crime stories. Gerodias is Postscript Magazine’s haiku columnist. Follow her on Instagram: @evangelouise

Artwork by Simone Hadebe