There is no need to emerge
The general body plan is
solar, systemic, cnidarian
The mouth stings
Take your flea meds
Live above the float
Somersault tentacles
A separate free-swimming phylum
Its whole body reacts
Shake out the hydra’s head
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Melissa Eleftherion is a writer, a librarian, and a visual artist. She is the author of field guide to autobiography (The Operating System, 2018), & nine chapbooks, including the forthcoming trauma suture (above/ground press, 2020). Born & raised in Brooklyn, Melissa now lives in Mendocino County where she manages the Ukiah Library, teaches creative writing, & curates the LOBA Reading Series. Recent work is available at www.apoetlibrarian.wordpress.com.
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