The unforgettable hours
\nwhite light, a thumbprint on the eyelids
\nwhen the pain brings doubt, what is at the root
\nof the worst suffering. In a seasonless place the humming ward
\nyou drink in algal bloom, the origins of everything;
\nin night\u2019s long attenuation you grasp at iridescent ripples. Offstage, a siren.
\nDespite painted toenails, you are prehistoric, traces of oud clinging to hair
\nthe body swimming away, the pulse jumping with crazed currents.
\nUpon inquiry, you possess no mother, no living female kin
\nbut the nurse who pulls you once & again into consciousness
\nskiff\/ anchor \/sundial\/staticky hymn. Who will suture you?
\nThere is no time, only rough hours to oar.
\nA ghost aunt lies beside you as the center tips, mouthing underwater
\nkisses\u2014a hurricane has buried the slant turquoise house.
\nThe baby comes so slowly: high & stubborn
\nbeneath your heart, she will always cleave to you. This is said.
\nThe racket in my blood quiets, you stroke the dark head, the yes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The unforgettable hours white light, a thumbprint on the eyelids when the pain brings doubt, what is at the root of the worst suffering. In a seasonless place the humming ward you drink in algal bloom, the origins of everything; in night\u2019s long attenuation you grasp at iridescent ripples. Offstage, a siren. Despite painted toenails,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"issue":[11],"coauthors":[222],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n