The Last Poem I Ever Wrote
Written by Sara Reynolds Cox. Posted in Poetry.
I think my Zoloft stopped working.
Pen in hand. Words in head.
But blank canvas – blank canvases
Maybe my Zoloft stopped working…
Or we’ve had 12-too-many rainy days
And the canvases haven’t held paint since May
Or April
Or March
Yes, I’m certain that my Zoloft stopped working.
But I zip the sides of my skull open
And drop 100 milligrams in, like a child swallowing candy.
They dissolve in stomach acid
And happy chemicals float to my brain
where there are
only blank canvases.
Sara Reynolds Cox
Sara Reynolds Cox is a recent graduate of Cumberland University and has spent the majority of her life in Middle Tennessee. She has previously been published in Novus -- both in 2019 and 2020. Before transferring to Cumberland in 2018, Sara was awarded the John MacDougall Literary Award through Volunteer State Community College for one of her poems. When she’s not in class, you can find her working in the Writing Center, reading anything by Kurt Vonnegut, or swimming laps.
