becoming a person [one fragment at a time]


9.08.2000

totipotency

terry's calico beard

9.04.2000

the late afternoon sky. copper and smoke. arctic blue. run of the mill vanilla white.

at 16 the doctor said
come back when you are bleeding
and we will look for something
but i can tell you now that
having a baby will help

i returned and with his fingers
covered in my blood he said
yes
they are strong
like labor

for years i believed that if i
could not bear a child at least i
could bear the pain of birth


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