POETRY BY JULIE EFF

The Wisdom of Scavengers

The wisdom of scavengers
is to take what life allows

The measure of tragedy
that's owed to me

is the only salary
worth counting on

There's comfort in an ending

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Pyre

Not a perfect match
but it still burns bright

If you’re looking around you thinking
things could be a little more on fire

You’re not wrong
but you’re not alright

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Julie Eff is an artist and writer based in Oakland, CA. She holds a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art and her work mixes text with visual arts. She has been published in poetry journals, bathroom stalls, and on street corners. If you see her in person wave a pitchfork and throw some rotten fruit. 
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