Monday, December 6, 2010

Little Lucy

Little Lucy is pregnant at sixteen.
Her mother laments the loss
Of the coat-hanger epoch
And curses the deity who cursed her first.
Meanwhile Lucy is gravid with the promise
Of promises unkept
Tears wept and unwept
Nights slept and unslept.
And yet
Little Lucy of only sixteen
Will deliver a marvel in the morning.

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