Bio
Aurora Montejo is a fiction writer who describes herself as a "noncommittal poet." She's an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, studying creative writing. She adores all things pink and frilly, wishes she could have a dragon for a pet, and listens to sad music even when she's happy. She is currently working on a fantasy novel.
Aurora Montejo
Cradles
Stared at the blood
sacred toilet bowl — I asked God
to replace this time warp with
cradles and yellow daffodils.
I should know better
than anyone — children can't fix
broken love songs stitched by ticking time bombs
but we needed something to hold onto.
A beautiful painting like stained glass
I saw the future — and as I threw
palm-sized shoes into garbage bags,
I looked back from the other side.
Hidden away nesting or decaying
your apathy is just like a father's — and when I soak our pillows
instead of pulling me close
you could blame it on the hormones.