gladmouth
raze the men i hate
and the animals
that mean the most to me
keep locking horns
in my nightmares
and sad-eyed prayers.

a dog is healed
after a sharp fall
by the touch of a waterfowl.

the woman who carried me
in her womb for the better
part of a year
but never learned to love me
lays bare what she's baked —

her bounty laced with nicotine,
nutmeg, and cloves.

the pastry's so simple, she says.
eyes in the sky all day.
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what's it to you?
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