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though she was never allowed


                                                 
                                           though she was never allowed
                                           to be born
                                           
                                           the pasture dreams
                                           an eloquent daughter
                                           dressed in black
                                           silver dollars

                                           with a butterfly net
                                           of carefree moments
                                           she fishes
                                           under her tongue to catch
                                           emotionally starved children
                                           who wither and fall
                                           while some man hacksaws
                                           his shoelace
                                           by the oozing pine
                                           and the birds in the branches
                                           whisper Chinese silk gloves
                                           that hide the murderer's fingerprints