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LITTLE MY ❋ Chanelle A Bergeron
i put my hand
on the back of your head
because you must rest
before your travels
before you leave
like a little dove
like a little dove
when the moon is hollow
we are sisters in the dawn
while the mist is still
lingering between branches
we chase water
rub our cheeks with silt
& fill our shoes with acorns
i call you a cocoon,
ready to unravel
you call me, bloodroot
dreaming of vascular shadows
put your head into my palm,
i will carry you
like a wooden boat
to the water
let you loose in the water
comb what remains of
your hair into oars &
watch as the liquid
ripples itself around you
we are sisters in the morning
tailbones touching
the edge of a river
hands clasped & fallow