in.ception 

     Scientists have captured the flash of light
that sparks when a sperm meets an egg

I knew    

    I walked from the bed to the bathroom and knew 

                                       a life inside my life a spark

                                             within my spark a flash 

                         infinitesimal then the size of flaxseed 

                     waving blue in summer breeze hazelnut 

                                         in shatterproof shell apricot 

           fuzz-covered flesh yielding to touch grapefruit 

                                         sunshine bursting into scent 

and within me bubbles gently bursting weeks 

  before movement weeks before the first real 

       kick as unforgettable as the first real kiss 

all this 

                  before anyone else knew 

                                                                            I knew 

                                                                  as intimately 

                                                as you knew the beating 

                                             of my heart keeping silent 

                                       time until you would be ready 

                                                          to come forth into  

                                                                               light    

a pearl in this diamond world … Josephine LoRe has published two collections:  ‘Unity’ and the Calgary Herald Bestseller ‘The Cowichan Series’.  Her words have been read on stage, put to music, danced to, and integrated into visual art.  They appear in anthologies and literary journals across nine countries. https://www.josephinelorepoet.com/

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