Saima Khatun

“seeking a place to rest my head without shame
seeking a father who never worried about me
seeking a mother whose body never hurt
seeking the piano that could play itself
seeking a person who wants to meet me on a train
seeking a person who knows where estonia is
seeking my sense of self i never found–seeking

an end to all of this.”
― Jessie Knoles, Chasing Old Haunts

“...what role do i play in
my familial structure? the one
who feels things and cries a lot.”
― Jessie Knoles, Chasing Old Haunts

“The other girls were trying to become princesses, while I was out chasing fireflies on the backs of dragons.”
― L.L.

“i want to swim
in a lake because
it's what i'm
most afraid of.
slime and murk
on the bottom.
you push me
into the lake and
at first i am upset
but then i get it.”
― Jessie Knoles, Chasing Old Haunts