I peeled back the Earth
I heard her scream
in the hole
I placed a seed
the wound would heal
I looked above,
the sun will squeeze
through the black fluff
there’s a force greater than us
but I lacked the tools
And like the blind leading the fool
I thought: Yes,
this bandage will do
with calloused hands,
my fleshy keratin rakes
O I tried to pave the way
with a hopeful heart,
I prayed for rain….
but those green leaves never broke through the grain
The solid earth
Hardened, cracked clay
lacked soothing moisture
Save the saltwater seas
pouring out of me
The scar is still there
I used to care
My Red river flowing endlessly
A mother
pregnant with possibilities, and
A dream, miscarried
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