Elena Zhang
Streetcar Funeral
Don’t walk down the
grief corridor. The walls sound
like a question. The longing sounds
like running up a cliff. You
sounded like an opera.
The grand piano was never tuned.
I always buy two sets of keys.
To hear you now, I listen to voicemails.
Elena Zhang is a Chinese American writer and mother living in Chicago. Her work can be found in HAD, The Citron Review, Ghost Parachute, Your Impossible Voice, and Lost Balloon, among other publications. She is a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and was selected for Best Microfiction 2024.