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# Bloodied Feathers
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- Published: 2024-09-18T14:44:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-03T18:06:14.000Z
- Author: Mikayla Henry
- Tags: Poetry, #Import 2026-08-03 09:59

*by Mikayla Henry*

I remember marshlands and reeds sinking beneath the weight  
of us animals –  
soiling my skin, the Earth herself swallowing me whole  
while white feathers, pure as  
sin lay against my breasts and embedded  
within me.

The caress still softer than my husband’s  
desperate grasping,  
attempting to recreate the primal  
tenderness to no avail.

Feathers become eggshells,  
tearing me apart from within,  
as new constellations, queens, lovers  
spring forth from my womb –  
unintentional monsters now set upon the world.

My blood upon its feathers  
was a prophecy I failed to see.