Sick Haikus by Sol Howard

A large tree in the middle of green woodland. Large white text reads: Sick Haikus. Smaller text reads: Discussing disabled characters in fairy tales and folklore.

​at the window
aching
for outside

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​sick friends online
getting sicker
purple heart emoji

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exhaustion
burning up the body
dawn

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​i give dad
the bitter salad
left on my plate

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​handled everyday
made smooth
grief

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​december rain
i’m missing
so much of myself

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About the author:
Sol Howard is a chronically ill trans writer. They have been bedbound with severe ME/CFS for two years. They have plans for lots of novels and short stories about queer people surviving and thriving, but due to illness they currently struggle to write anything else than short form poetry.