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| Fear of Drowning by Chelsea Emerson |
dedicated to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
water so big
tucked half in
half out nothing
to stand on in-
hale if you dare
surrender
bare shoulders
taut lips blue
legs spread
into scissors
stiff and strong
turn limp
relax
they say
Marsha Owens writes to understand. Her poems and essays have appeared at TheNewVerse.News, thewildword, Rat’s Ass Review, Streetlight Magazine, the Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, and in the anthology Life in 10 among others. She lives in Richmond,VA, not far from the peaceful Chesapeake Bay.