Planet of the Arts Volume 7 Issue 3

e wbite flowers so brave

Jill Fraser

I still keep
what you said to me
in that first envelope you ever tied
round my neck one thread
“T don’t know if that is enough?”
to hold the button I chose

from amongst the others there
is more than one way _ to skin
a cat what about her guts?
what about her guts?

and those small white worms

I saw
in her shit(before I was allowed to say]
Isaw inher body once
that bird she flew against
our picture window
and was eaten
eaten away
I found sweeping
the dirt off our front porch
she let them eat iter
white flowers so brave she said
so brave

I still remember those worms
too many worms for her small

and I knew

what you are trying
to say but I lost my thin notebook
so proud I held for the photo

Mom took
[she did you know]
Pll try

white flowers so brave she said

so brave
ae

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Planet of the Arts Volume 7 Issue 3

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e ie overs so rae

Sil Fraser

I still keep
what you said to me
in that first envelope you ever tied
round my neck one thread
“I don’t know if that is enough?”
to hold the button I chose

from amongst the others _ there
is more than one way to skin
acat what about her guts?
what about her guts?

and those small white worms

I saw
in her shit{before I was allowed to say]
Isaw inher body once
that bird she flew against
our picture window
and was eaten
eaten away
I found sweeping
the dirt off our front porch
she let them eat her
white flowers so brave she said
so brave

I still remember those worms
too many worms for her small

and I knew

what you are trying
to say but I lost my thin notebook
so proud I held for the photo

Mom took
[she did you know] t )
Dil try -
white flowers so brave she said e
so brave eo
S .