Authors /
Devon Miller-Duggan
Mary speaks of how it feels when the baby turns
As if he’s a fish alive in the sea.
I am ocean.
As if he’s a hand stirring water and grain.
I am what will rise in time....
The collar
Stiff as a rifle barrel.
The collar
could cut the chin
of any Marine
not perfectly
at attention....
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