Souvenir
Michele Mekel
An iridescent pearl
glistens beneath my ribs.
Its flawless beauty
created by perfect pain.
Yes, I'll hold it
safe and close.
This last gift from you:
the only one I can keep.
Author Bio:
Living in Happy Valley, MICHELE MEKEL wears many hats of her choosing: writer and editor; educator and bioethicist; poetess and creatrix; cat herder and chief can opener; witch and woman; and, above all, human. Her work has appeared in various academic and creative publications, including being featured on Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac. She is also a co-principal investigator for the Viral Imaginations: COVID-19 project (viralimaginations.psu.edu)
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