had she done all her work
i wonder? born in a town
in missouri: her thoughts
of him. she feared the out
side, scared of being left
she traveled hundreds of
miles to meet him again.
endured countless silent
moments of being alone
then countless others of
others - she waddled out
and never came back. she
had met him in a stable
larger than her life: the risk was necessary
the moment under the moon enough - he
would meet her years later amid the stars
