of births upon earth
john clare stokes
i've witnessed the falling from
to the frozen earth
the steaming clump of life
fragile in after birth
beasts catching scent
waiting ready
to rent
i've witnessed the rising from
the frosty earth
this mass of blackened flesh
the licking tongue of one
who claims her own
wobble to roam
near the side
of a mothers cowhide
bleating to the beasts
not today
not today
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