Wax like burnt sugar
It’s a round pregnant belly with
white mold-like coating,
a scoop dug out of
the heavy bottom,
a thread of black umbilical cord
protruding—
it sits on a
saucer of Portuguese crockery.
~Lynne Viti
Reprinted from Punting, Origami Poems Project, January 2018. Download the chapbook and assemble it!
