The 2River View | 21.3 (Spring 2017) |
Lauren M. Davis I. I knew a woman after she swam in the ocean and when the doctor removed it he found inside her a pearl. II. Inside tiny apples my lips often find the core absent of seeds— have reminded would find the same hollow, my young body / bones too thin, on a hunger strike. But tiny sterile apples seem safe for eating. The Secret When I forget to say amen Like I’m not home Like the rain will enter me, I rushed home the water rushed like a tide, Papers on my desk below With a towel I soaked it up, These papers will dry Lauren M. Davis graduated from the University of Southern Maine with an MFA in poetry. Work from Women Bones has appeared in several literary journals.
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