Sharda, Jen

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Volume 32Issue 1 Winter Article 1412-15-2016From What Fire or BreathJen ShardaFollow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/westviewPart of the Fiction Commons, Nonfiction Commons, Photography Commons, and the PoetryCommonsThis Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals atSWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Westviewby an authorized administrator of SWOSU Digital Commons. For moreinformation, please contact phillip.fitzsimmons@swosu.edu.Recommended CitationSharda, Jen (2016) "From What Fire or Breath," Westview: Vol. 32 : Iss. 1 , Article 14.Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/westview/vol32/iss1/14From W hat Fire or Breathby Jen Shardaour p red ecesso rsm ust really h ave b eenso m eth in ga tw irlin g  o f  m udin th e  s le e p in g  darksu rroun ded  by fa in t lightrotating shifts sh a p e  p la n e t fatten in gc o m p a ctin g  o n  th e  d u st o f  th e  u n iverseo c e a n s  w atered  by c o s m ic  batteringsv o lc a n ic  m ed a llio n  burstinginto th e  heart o f  dull m attersw ord  flam eslike shafts o f  an auralick  a liv e  and q u ick en  first b e in g sm icrob es red a m o eb a sd eath  b reed s soil p lantsfish land an im alsfirst w o m a n  arises in A fricab e in g  se e n  burns ou tw arda lo n g  her w h o le -h e a r ted  s id ech ild  sitting w o m a n  k n ee lin g  m an d ru m m in geternal ce leb ra tio n  o f  d ev o u r in g  lifeb ringing us all h ereletting lo v e  b lo w  h o le sin lives an d  se lv esbrief flam esin its g lor iou s turnings20 W estview

From What Fire or Breath

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