Thank you A Writer’s Voice for the nom

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For my ribs to open

something holy must press against them,

not a knife, not a lover’s plea,

but a truth fierce enough

to ask my bones to bloom.

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My last line is your first line.

I nominate: Kim Williams, M.Div. Elyza-Breath Blooming (E.B.B.) wildflower Deer Girl Pretty Thunder