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shoals of velveteen rabbits
run my fingers along worn
fur I clutch, nuzzle limbicly
f i l igr ee c a den ce
can you not
hear
strains beyond
blue
star coral kisses
My ankles warmed in salt and sun
velvet blankets round
foals and lambs
I cuddle
with
gentle ferocity
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Butterfly wishes basejump slow motion
land. land here. land. me.
moth powder I painted
so carefully across
powdered
kisses
land
land
here
l a n d
you
land
land
here
land
me
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ABOUT:
River (they/them) is a poet who lives where the Midwest meets the South in the US.
A child of diasporatic Appalachians, their work deals with the complicated nature of life through the lens of shifting identity, gender, and disability. River has children and a high-strung rescue Siamese cat with the softest fur.
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