Daily Archives: April 17, 2012

wichien-maat

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

He balances, an unlikely longlegged parakeet on my shoulder rasping threats to his blueeyed reflection; perhaps she is mine or stay on your side of the glass thin question mark tail straightens to snake around my throat for balance (or … Continue reading →

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life begins at menstruation

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

in some states the bloody slough of cells exiting unneeded from the chalice of  this body 14 days before half of the equation adding up to life breaks free & looks for strong-swimming sperm is now the moment life begins legally. … Continue reading →

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my mother’s baptism

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

this was no Pentecost tongues of fire wrapping the faithful; simply a baptismal service where she waited in line with the 12-year-olds, but she waited 42 years to step into water chest high her hand gripping the baptistery ledge as if that could … Continue reading →

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