print previewback CHRISTOPHER EMERY
The Back Porch
Witches aren’t born ugly;
they have to become tragically powerful.
This is how I relate to those of faith,
in thinking of a child
born to a grateful mother, and a father
who took his post unwillingly,
just to remind us
that there is someone that might not think you’re good enough.
You can see a lake from the kitchen window,
the banks cluttered with wet paper,
and rookeries have fallen over like walnut shells
in a gray flourish of rain. 
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The Back Porch