by Tim Murphy

I slowly stagger,
wandering
to the kitchen,
my great adventure
for the day.

I return to see
my seat taken,
my dog curled round,
always finds
the warmest spot.

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Tim Murphy (he/him) is a disabled, bisexual poet from the Pacific Northwest. His writing explores chronic illness, disability justice, and the more-than-human world. Tim’s poetry appears in Louisiana Literature, Wordgathering,  The Sunlight Press,Writers Resist, and in the books, The Long Covid Reader (2023), and Songs of Revolution (2024). Instagram and Twitter (@brokenwingpoet).