This week, Mikaela Brewer reads a poem about someone who has recently experienced sexual assault or violence. When they encounter a kind person in a coffee shop the morning after—who treats them very differently—they wrestle with the many emotions, feelings, and memories that arise.

Here's an excerpt of the poem (the full written & visually formatted versions can now be found & read at mikbrew.substack.com!):

But the boy brought my coffee and held it out with both hands until I took it with both hands And he spoke, “You’re b…” He looked down, breathed out, and said, “I love your style” with the kindest furrowed brow smile I’d felt loved by in a long while.

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