Eben E. B. Bein

Eben E. B. Bein (he/they) is a biology-teacher-turned-climate-justice-educator at the nonprofit Our Climate. He was a 2022 Fellow for the Writing By Writers workshop and winner of the 2022 Writers Rising Up “Winter Variations” poetry contest. Their first chapbook Character Flaws (Fauxmoir lit, 2023) is forthcoming and they’ve published with the likes of Fugue Literary, New Ohio Review, and Columbia Review. They are currently completing their first full collection From the top of the sky about parent-child estrangement, healing, and love. He lives on Pawtucket land (Cambridge, MA) with his husband and can be found online at ebenbein.com or T/FB/IG @ebenbein.

Therapist’s child spits fire

I can tell you everything you did
wrong. I’ve memorized your con-
stitution. I am birthright

keeper of the future doorway.
The young God will grant you
the wisdom to know
the difference between you and
good. As you say, you’re not

a victim. But here,
in the future/America, everyone is
and it’s so much better
when we are all beaten
into equal parts liberty.

All it is takes is anger.
Register and receive
your first courtful free.
Suitable for all testations. Liberty—
where anything is allowed.