Not Your Typical Emily

i fell asleep
obsessing about the
seering black-skinned spiderbite

behind my left knee

imagining
morning mangled skin
toxic fever

but instead
woke up at 530
recalling
the dream doctor listening
to my ovaries

right
left
with a stethascope
hearing heartbeats

Pickleope said…

"Morning Mangled Skin" was the worst Sesame Street character they ever tried to introduce.
Kidding aside, I dig your poetry. Well done.

ya...the kids didn't like that character too well.
thanks, i appreciate the kind words--:))