how to write a bird girl poem
EMMA C. FELLOWS
step 1: google search anatomy
of an egg
step 2: consider semipermeable membranes;
porous shells;
impermanence
bacteria
DNA
step 3: define chalaze, and, blastodisc
step 4: ponder egglessness
step 5: recall results
of year old transvaginal ultrasound
step 6: dig through files and find
yes mhmm abnormal
but not enough
step 7: imagine internal measurements;
right ovary–3.6x2.7x1.8 cm ,
estimated volume 9.1 mL ,
left ovary–2.8x2.0x3.8 cm , estimated volume 11.4 mL ,
step 8: sit in your flesh and find yourself with fingers, feel fibroidous
matter
real
or imagined
is this a knot or my egg sac
press
and
massage
step 9: assess each passage of endometrium, admire blood stained toilet bowls, the way that
clotted uterine lining meets urine make wretched gorgeous sunsets
step 10: ask of yourself
is this what makes me like or unlike a bird?
step 11: google search
average size of healthy ovary /
why are my ovaries two different sizes /
will it always hurt /
what bird am i