JUNO
by Jay Juno
I embody my father’s fears
I go further and further past
the painful sears
that ended mom and dad,
and ended their careers.
I am a guardian
of my mother’s ghost
I am the protector
of my father’s post
I am the gatekeeper
of their coast
I am the master
of my mom and dad’s fates
I am the master
of all my fates
I am their warrior
their savior; their angel.
I am Juno.
I am
and I am,
their love—
reborn.
Jay Juno is a freshman pursuing a dual major in English and Art with a minor in Creative Writing. They have been writing since before kindergarten, writing their first poetry in grade school. For Jay, writing is not only a way of coping with the loss of their mother and father—it is the way forward to a bright tomorrow.