Riley Ratcliff (they/she) is a poet from San Antonio, Texas, or Yanawana, meaning “Spirit Waters” in the Coahuiltecan language. They were born on Auia (Galveston Island) and currently live in Providence, Rhode Island, in unceded Wôpanâak and Nahaganset territory. They love to be written to — rileynratcliff @ gmail dot com

Translation

This dry mouth 
pregnant tomorrows
kids
This dry mouth
empties into one name
from another
GravityLorem’s solicitude
a low
communication





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