the niece I haven’t seen
in over twelve years
and her boyfriend
I have soft tacos
while they split a hamburger
back at my apartment
they look at my
Marshall Island sketches
and a sketch of Yellowstone
where they’re headed
after they leave me
Paula Yup is a native of Phoenix, Arizona and currently lives in Spokane, Washington. She has a book of poetry published by Evening Street Press entitled Making a Clean Space in the Sky. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and in the pages of J Journal several times before.