December 2025 edition · Poetry
Lactose Tolerant
A poem about resisting an insistent inner voice.
“Don’t drink that”
My tummy grumbles
I chug it instead
“You can’t tell me what to do”
The voice comes from my head
Nooooooo whispers out
Of places unseen
Words drifting on the wind
I’m a struggler
A survivor -
So I clench and don’t give in