Maya Jacyszyn
quiet rebellion
I take out the trash
every Sunday evening in
rain and snow
in heat and sweat
which
is caked in between my
flip-flopped toes that have
no place in winter but
it’s another silent
protest against
my societal suitcase of
watching bread rise and
dancing with dust floaties
so I lug that black bag
reeking of bruised fruits and
fish and my grandfather’s plethora
of Yuengling bottles not
because it’s my duty as a
single mother’s daughter but
because I relish
in the humble
uprising.
Maya Jacyszyn is a recent graduate of Saint Joseph’s University where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the literary magazine Crimson & Gray. More recently, her work is featured in the Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle, Wingless Dreamer, Poet’s Choice, The Ignatian Literary Magazine, Quibble Lit, and Clepsydra Literary and Art Magazine. Maya resides outside of Philadelphia where she works as a Professional Writing Tutor.