Thursday, November 23, 2006

jeffrey mcdaniel knows me

renovating the womb

Dear Mom, thanks for giving birth to me
and not having an abortion. 2% of my time
on Earth has been spent inside your body--
more than all my girlfriend's combined.


I enjoyed my time in the uterus, reading
what the previous fetuses had written
on your walls. That's how I learned
to spell. That's how I came out speaking.

--Jeffrey McDaniel

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