outgrowth
like bursting buds of snow the timid waters
pool within me / threats of new mercies
and familiar fears / clawing at my children / unconcieved /
death beds warm and ready /
and still I am dreaming of night skies
stars that haunt you / and a new cloudiness
what is it for if not to hide / sins of your father /
pouring through the rain clouds /
sweet thing i refuse to know / your name written
and written again / sonograms / ultrasounds
/ psychiatry / diagnosis
/ called complications
/ as if we don’t outgrow our bodies
/ in every line