Earth Poem by Sherwin Bitsui

Earth



Mother thought:
First we will run, then we will walk.
She asked, "Do we ramble when we speak in tongues?"

Her lack of supervision made this happen.

The dusk, the dawn, everything in between: a mistake.
The morning,
her aching tooth,
the shovel dulled in daylight—
all digging fire from shallowing rivers.

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Sherwin Bitsui

Sherwin Bitsui

Holbrook, Arizona
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