Ophelia Lives - Celinda Olive

Ophelia Lives

Once I heard that phone call, I walked 
with lighter feet to the places I was called 
to suffer

I sat in counseling, still so fragile,
unable to think much, suspended
in that terrifying faint mad hum 

My counselor took my hands, and she felt far away 
as I whispered that I don’t know how to live anymore 
and she answered, as if it were everything, you are

still here

Originally published by Brave Voices Magazine 2021

Celinda Olive is a poet residing in the Minneapolis area and holds an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Seattle Pacific University. She's a clumsy steward of beauty taking one day at a time.