Where Dead Babies Come From

Nolcha Fox

for Stefanie Kirby

I leave a trail of dead babies. Dead babies are the appointments I missed. Dead babies are the people I thought of but never called. Dead babies are my ships that came in at the wrong shore. Dead babies are the chances I didn’t take because I thought they were dead ends. Dead babies are all the summer evenings when the sun was still in the sky and I was in bed. Dead babies are all the babies I killed because I wasn’t there.

Nolcha Fox’s poems have been curated in print and online journals. Her poetry books are available on Amazon and Dancing Girl Press. Nominee for 2023 Best of The Net. Nominee for 2024 Best of the Net Anthology. Editor for Open Arts Forum, Chewers & Masticadores, Garden of Neuro.

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