Ichthyophobe – by Megan Cartwright
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Now, fish feel like an allergic reaction,
puffed, swollen cheeks like toddlers,
spotted bodies snagging on the reeds.
I cannot walk that haunted loop
without seeing her, babies slick
with pond silt. The snag, at the bend.
Once, she rocked those tiny children. ▼
Image: Jonathan Diemal - Unsplash
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