When I changed my story,
the room grew big,
like the moon
about to give birth.
I didn’t know what to do
with the space,
so I breathed,
and breathed again.
Relieved,
the babies dropped one by one.
At the risk of sounding old-fashioned,
we frolicked,
and made no apology for the noise.
Kathy O’Fallon‘s poetry and fiction have appeared in over two dozen literary journals, magazines, and anthologies. She is a clinical psychologist and lives with her dog, Happy.
A Quiet Courage 