Self-Portrait with Eraser
I drew the eraser
first because I knew
it better than I knew
myself and because
it had been around
the block before me
and because it would,
after having its way
with me, rub up against
everything I’d ever loved.
Credit
Copyright © 2018 Andrea Cohen. This poem originally appeared in Kenyon Review, November/December 2018. Used with permission of the author.
Author
Andrea Cohen
Andrea Cohen is the author of eight poetry collections, including Unfathoming (Four Way Books, 2017).
Date Published
11/12/2018