I saw her heart break yesterday

the watchful face of late

eyes upturned

smile that had only known sunshine

and said in words

careful and rounded

the news that he would not be coming home

and saw

the instant

stop-release claymation

trembling of the tiny chin

the mouth turned square and agonised

in an eternal instant of distress

I heard the clic...

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Oh but I would hold you all

coiled warm like viscera

in the dark of my gut

but

oh but I would tie you up

all of you hobbled by prayer

tight roped bound to me

to keep you safe from death and life

but

oh but I would hold your

sleep flushed heads and

sweaty hair,

down on my ample thighs

and shield your eyes from the bad th...

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