"Barren" by Kelly Sauvage Moyer

Barren

This night,
'kin to no other,
my pouch
remains clean,
albeit empty.

Ha! Le her,
the witching hour,
deem grief a poet.

I am nothing
but a wombat
in mourning.

Originally published in Disturb the Universe, May 16, 2025

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