Opthalmology with Dad
I always tried to bite my father’s face like when you’re hangnail picking.

Sherraine Pate Williams’ poems have most recently appeared or are forthcoming in Measure, Zymbol, Antiphon, Deep South Magazine, and The Avatar Review. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she now makes her home in Kentucky with her husband and two children. She is an MFA candidate in poetry at Murray State University’s creative writing program and currently teaches basic literacy skills to adults full time for a local adult learning center.
I always tried to bite my father’s face like when you’re hangnail picking.