Answer:
in a dark classroom on a friday
afternoon my teacher told me something
beautiful.
ovaries, she said, have
the same salt content as
the sea. you have
little oceans inside of you!
I imagined the protozoa, the
primordial soup, the sand,
I felt the pull deep inside of
the moon tugging life
from my body.
I felt that potential for life
crown and break beneath
my skin, and it felt beautiful,
yes, but I couldn’t stop myself from placing
a hand on my belly and thinking,
all this life will end with me.
