miscarriage Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/miscarriage/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:55:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 miscarriage Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/miscarriage/ 32 32 135387410 Mujer y Mono (Woman and Monkey) https://elephantsnever.com/mujer-y-mono-woman-and-monkey/ https://elephantsnever.com/mujer-y-mono-woman-and-monkey/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:00:50 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=1992 by Elisabeth Horan 1938 Nothing should end this violently:Baby monkeys slide in and out Of their madres – like the slippery pea podsSo gently – The wind sabe como tocar (the wind knows how to touch)A woman’s cheeks As if they could break her openHack easily at the insides of a body So permanently destroy her –But they do not. Read More

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