Primrose babies chewing womb
born in the window, summer room -
the snakes are in the garden &
dig up the mothers,
dirt fingers wringing necks!
suffocate,
suffocate
swallow.
Brittle petals aflame
death calls out a name,
shrieking -
siren calls over airwaves
shortened breath &
the mothers are in the gardens.
Rocking horse markers
carousel tracks
back and forth
wearing out the breath –
Primrose babies
sticking souls to the sun.
Apr 10, 2013
Apr 10, 2013 at 10:15 PM UTC
Primrose babies chewing womb
born in the window, summer room -
the snakes are in the garden &
dig up the mothers,
dirt fingers wringing necks!
suffocate,
suffocate
swallow.
Brittle petals aflame
death calls out a name,
shrieking -
siren calls over airwaves
shortened breath &
the mothers are in the gardens.
Rocking horse markers
carousel tracks
back and forth
wearing out the breath –
Primrose babies
sticking souls to the sun.
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