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Susanna Kittredge – The Full Story


Susanna Kittredge

The Full Story


I know you want the full story,
but when I try to make it a linear narrative
many endings slip over each other like small fish
silvering into my stomach lining.

This poem is less a peace offering
than a box of bees.

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