We survived the shipwreck
The Atlantic sun awakens us on broken driftwood. Wormwood & teff still braided around our ankles, we pray silently to Abba for land to find us swiftly. Dolphins crown waters near the horizon where sky meets sea & chapped lips bleed in sweltering heat, our words aflame like little fires too hot for cooling prayers. We…
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