my mother taught me
how to fold silence
into a napkin
and serve it warm
how to smile
with a mouth full of
unspoken things
how to carry
a name
like a wound
JE LEEST
Soft Armor
PoëzieSoft Armor is a raw and lyrical journey through survival, identity, and rebirth. Juniper Rose writes with minimalist grace and emotional depth, stitching together poems that hold space for pain, queerness, motherhood, and healing. This collectio...
