what shapes

are written

on the wall

for how

the body

howls

a man’s pains

transferred

to her

in waves

of pleasure

settles as

sediments

of sorrow

later

a woman

becomes

a vessel

for the war

of life

and a container

that flows

every moon

red

or grows

a seed

with warmth

and

care.

* Mari Amman, Oslo, Norway 2023

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