the living room door
\nin my aunt Margaret’s house
\nhad the face of Jesus in the grain
\nwhen I would fall asleep
\nwith its eyes watching me
\nI thought I would wake up healed
\nSalvation on the other side
\nof sugarwood
\nwhen I was three, I remember
\nmy mother carrying me
\nbecause our street had flooded and I said
\nI thought you told me
\nGod would never flood the earth again?
\nTurns out, my town wasn’t the whole world,
\nbut I took up my grievance
\nwith the door
\nWith my little hands, I unscrewed
\nthe hinges and offered
\nit to Noah for an arc<\/p>\n
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\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73 I am so disappointed in my work this time but I’m excited to read other people’s work when I wake up later! That will make up for my own negative feelings! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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