19 Jun

Arrival

I didn’t believe
in love
at first sight.
Then you emerged
from my core,
swollen and slick,
howling,
smelling of heaven
and blood.
The moans of my birthsong
gave way to
cries of awe.
You arrived.
And I believed.

Kristen Wood is a mother of five, a writer, a reader, a student, and an aspiring librarian. She is a proud pop culture geek and a champion napper. Kris loves to make people laugh and think, and if she can do both at the same time, even better.