Joshua Lindenbaum’s poetry has appeared in Drunk Monkeys, Yes Poetry, Breadcrumbs, The Bangalore Review, Five:2:One, 3Elements Review, Typishly, and elsewhere. He just procured a PhD in English and creative writing at Binghamton University during the pandemic.
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My Grandmother, The Chemist
Joshua Lindenbaum
Joshua Lindenbaum
They
were soft dessert sponges
docked in soup
The hot broth
wouldn’t take them apart
yet a push with a spoon
would split them into phases of the moon.
After the matza balls, carrots,
and dill were consumed,
I would tip the bowl
loudly slurping away
what settled to the bottom.