smells like blood 
and silicone and soap—
dusty and sharp, 
like iron filings 
or old copper pennies.
began white, virginal
translucent—
now the colour of tarnished hopes
and new (childless) plans
holds  the sloughed,
rich blood
that is pulled 
from my womb
by a thin, tapered
end.
 
 
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