polymer scar
hairs, hairs
a layer of innocent
fat over the bones
sap in certain places
rainwater in others
peat moss
discoverable by slices
propped up in a sheaf
a sheath dress
shackle-swaddle
sashay
unlaced, deboned
butterflied from
the stomach outward
chin a descending
overture declined
Chiara Di Lello is a writer and educator. She delights in public art, public libraries, and getting improbable places by bicycle. For a born and raised New Yorker, she has a surprisingly strong interest in beekeeping. Find her poems in Variant Lit, Anti-Heroin Chic, Whale Road Review, and others. WEB
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