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    from desolation. ashes. a little flower emerges.
    from desolation. ashes. a little flower emerges.
    from desolation. ashes. a little flower emerges.
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    from desolation. ashes. a little flower emerges.

    By Criscelda Mortimore

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    A collection of poetry about coming out of a dark place, mentally. These poems are curated from the author's larger body of work spanning the last two decades.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCriscelda Mortimore
    Release dateOct 20, 2020
    ISBN9781735628929
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      Book preview

      from desolation. ashes. a little flower emerges. - Criscelda Mortimore

      To Richard Bailey

      for the gift of confidence.

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      from desolation. ashes. a little flower emerges.

      All rights reserved.

      Printed in the United States of America.

      2018

      Book cover designed by ZevsPrime.

      ISBN 978-1-7356289-2-9

      Table of Contents

      all of the old

      encrusted upon me

      must

      harden

      crack

      and fall off.

      My Mother’s Mouth

      Two Sisters

      Not Invited In

      The Working Poor

      Nothing

      Escape

      Obedience

      The Unicorn

      has gone insane

      and The Rose

      has been trampled.

      A Man’s New Mother

      Mutual Use

      Father of David, My Most Beautiful

      Into the strained-neck

      despair

      God sends

      a tiny

      blue

      sea turtle.

      Window

      The Cult of Motherhood

      Martha

      Moth

      Motherly Intercession

      I pray for a little candle to hold with me

      in this dark and empty space within.

      Cleveland

      Farewell, My Child

      Knife

      Your Smile

      For My Beautiful Friend

      Recidivism

      Crater

      On

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