Tiny blossoms: baby fists
clinging to their stem as if
it were their mother’s finger.
I attack six stems;
the scent of their death
stains the air.
Three months without blood
and thoughts are turning,
darkening, emptying.
I slough the darling buds,
funnel them into this
small silk purse.
I will hang the purse
from my bedpost.
The embryos will sing me to sleep.
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Sinéad is an Irish poet working in human rights in Dublin. Her work has been published in Foiseach magazine and Kathy D’Arcy’s Autonomy – a collection for the repeal of the 8th amendment. She has studied under renowned poet Martina Evans. Sinéad also tells stories and is a previous winner of the Dublin Story Slam. She has written articles concerning human rights for the Irish Examiner.
