Things My Sister Taught Me

by Sarah Sloat

Without factories, there wouldn't be clouds.

Bats live in the tree outside your bedroom.
They see better than anybody because they're blind.

Sneeze, and your heart stops.

Thunder is the sound
of houses hit by lightning
crumbling.

Sing at the table
and you'll marry a man
who beats you.

If in a dream
you dream
you die,
you die.