Dissection of a Darling
1. You kicked like an ass, bony knees and elbows flailed, trapped inside my cage. We both wanted you out. You didn’t rock-a-bye, peek-a-boo, patty-cake. You couldn’t carry a note to sing the rain, rain…
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Annie Bartos has a PhD in Geography and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction. Her writing has been published in The Offing, The Rumpus, The Sun and elsewhere. Her debut essay collection is forthcoming with the University of Georgia Press.
1. You kicked like an ass, bony knees and elbows flailed, trapped inside my cage. We both wanted you out. You didn’t rock-a-bye, peek-a-boo, patty-cake. You couldn’t carry a note to sing the rain, rain…