Amanda Rodriguez
Shame
Shame isn’t just a word
They chant on
Game of Thrones,
Or something you do
To your dog
When she’s eaten your
Cat’s shit.
Shame is a mummy’s shroud
Of yellowed linen that
Doesn’t wait til death to
Suffocate you.
Shame is a brand
No one wants to buy,
But everyone has stocked up
In their pantry for a rainy
End-of-days.
Amanda Rodriguez is a a queer, first generation Cuban-American and an environmental activist living in Weaverville, NC. Amanda holds an MFA from Queens University in Charlotte, NC. Amanda’s short fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry can be found in Germ Magazine, Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, Mud Season Review, Thoughtful Dog, Rigorous, Stoneboat Literary Journal, Cold Creek Review, Change Seven, The Acentos Review, Label Me Latina/o, Lou Lit Review, Scalawag (upcoming), and NILVX (upcoming).
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