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Defector (memoirs of a reluctant doula) |
she floats across the room
she saw Jesus at her last client's birth
skirt
flats
amulet
83 % of nurses are first children of alcoholics
70% of doulas were adopted or abandoned
births 30 thru 60, two midwives and a tub
teeth betray lips
chin bloody
she eats the lie
how do I explain to the face
the new one
the broken shoulder
well first I say she saw the ad...
"Gentle Birth."
did I mention they do yoga
82% of yogis are perfectionists
I wanted to believe
the 200 pound husband on her belly
her begging to go to the hospital
the lies
blue baby white baby
vagina sewn to rectum
breathe
skirt
flats
amulet,
I saw jesus at my last client's birth
he wore gloves and a mask.
copyright 2005
Sufi
Erter |
