Cate Latimer
She, Reborn
Daughter rose from sparrow
from deer bloodied
and seeked
because man placed his hands
on her stomach
and tore
the wolf from
her chest
When her eyes first met
the earth
It told her to run.
So she listened.
She crossed valleys
that swallowed her
And rivers that
spat her
back out
Calves swollen
and breath catching
on the shifting light
She ran until
she was born of deer horns
and sparrow teeth
Until she could take a
wolf by the ear and watch it
shake.
Daughter rose from sparrow
from deer bloodied
and seeked
because man placed his hands
on her stomach
and tore
the wolf from
her chest
When her eyes first met
the earth
It told her to run.
So she listened.
She crossed valleys
that swallowed her
And rivers that
spat her
back out
Calves swollen
and breath catching
on the shifting light
She ran until
she was born of deer horns
and sparrow teeth
Until she could take a
wolf by the ear and watch it
shake.
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Cate Latimer is a poet from Portland, Oregon, and an undergraduate student at Brown University. She is the founder and publisher at Stepping Stone Publishing, a student-focused publishing company. In her free time, she writes for her college newspaper and leads trips outdoors.
Cate Latimer is a poet from Portland, Oregon, and an undergraduate student at Brown University. She is the founder and publisher at Stepping Stone Publishing, a student-focused publishing company. In her free time, she writes for her college newspaper and leads trips outdoors.