thewaylossseeps
intoneckhollows
andcurlsattemples
sitsbetweenfrontteeth
cavity
emptyandwaiting
formourningtoopen
thewaymourningstays
forevershadowingvision
shapingliveswithmemory
adrawerwon’tclose
sleepelusive
smileillusive
theonlyrealisgrief
forevercountingthedays
minutesmissingwithoutknowing
sothatoneday
youfindyourself
showeringtears
missingthatlove
likesugar
achesteeth
intoneckhollows
andcurlsattemples
sitsbetweenfrontteeth
cavity
emptyandwaiting
formourningtoopen
thewaymourningstays
forevershadowingvision
shapingliveswithmemory
adrawerwon’tclose
sleepelusive
smileillusive
theonlyrealisgrief
forevercountingthedays
minutesmissingwithoutknowing
sothatoneday
youfindyourself
showeringtears
missingthatlove
likesugar
achesteeth
Suheirhasbeenabletotravelthroughouttheworldviaherpoetry.ShehasreadherpoemsinIvyLeagueUniversitiesandonBrooklyn’sstreetcorners.Herworkhasappearedinawardwinninganthologies,andinzinesstapledtogetherbyqueeryouthcollectives.Asfarasweknow,SuheirwasthefirstPalestinianstarringinaBroadwayshow,andshecontinuestobethefirstPalestinianinmanyartisticspacesthroughouttheStates.