Blinded

by Khristy Knudtson

Flying on frontage roads,
sipping iced coffee,
and carbonated water,
thrift-store finds
stuffed in the hatchback.

Two 30-somethings
ignored their latest
existential crises
for a sunset, a summer high,
singing Third Eye Blind and The Cardigans.

Category: Poetry, SNHU Creative Writing, SNHU online creative writing, SNHU Student

About the Author

As a high school English teacher, Khristy L. Knudtson encourages her students to be vulnerable risk-takers even when they don’t necessarily share her passion for reading and writing. Knudtson graduated with a BSE in Secondary Education from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. In May of 2019, she received her MA in English and Creative Writing with a concentration in Poetry from Southern New Hampshire University. She has four poems published in The Penmen Review and twelve articles published on The Mighty where she is an unapologetic mental health advocate. Forever toeing the line between sensitive and sardonic, Knudtson lives in Wisconsin with her husband and cats where she keeps herself caffeinated enough to know when it’s an appropriate time to speak her mind.