Who may tell her story?
Who has earned the right?
What if she’s come and gone?
Has no tongue, no eyes, no hands?
Must one wear her skin, eat from her bowl
Fight nightmare’s demons on her sleeping mat just to feel the
Rhythm of her heart?
Aren’t we all borne by the moon
As she orbits her beloved blue jewel—
The one she’s always known, and can never become?
Do we not all gaze at the sky
Seek the logic of the stars?
Spend our lives looking outward
To find a way in?
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Anne Leigh Parrish
Award-winning writer Anne Leigh Parrish’s next novel, an open door, will be published in October 2022 by Unsolicited Press. Recent titles from Unsolicited Press are the moon won’t be dared, a poetry collection, October 2021, and a winter night, a novel, released in March 2021. She is the author of seven other books. She has recently ventured into the art of photography and lives in the South Sound Region of Washington State. Find her online at her website, Twitter, Facebook, Medium, Instagram, Linked In, and Goodreads.
