Moving In

By Karissa Uhlig

Featured in Caesura 2020: Imago

Moving In

I remember helping you unpack

Your blue bedspread.

My lashes sorrow-soaked,

Above us an awning of azure sky,

Covered in clouds—

Cumulonimbus.

Signal of a storm,

Or a rainbow.

Promise that our parting

Will not last forever.

Declaration of spring,

The season when I will see you again.

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Karissa Uhlig is a senior English and writing major at IWU who enjoys ballet dancing, singing, and watching I Love Lucy reruns with her family. She is also pursuing a Spanish minor. If you’re looking for her on campus, you can usually find her with Mountain Dew in hand and possibly the occasional taco.