woman grows

woman grows
from earth she claws her way through the surface
dirt underneath long fingernails
an ecosystem within an ecosystem

sprout strong arms
to carry above and protect beneath
legs to support harvest
or run

teeth to snarl, smile, spit
grind your words into dust
into pollen, which the wind carries—
silent spring

dust upon afterthoughts
those not nows, but later

woman grows woman

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