Girlhood: A Fragment

The sky cracks

white water egg

orange yolk dress

dancing barefoot

falling into grassy gutters

and giggling,

before being called in to dinner.

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Meghan Sutherland is a poet and editor from Peterborough, Ontario. A millennial mother who enjoys reading and running (when she can), Meghan is happiest writing about texture and vulnerability. Her words appear online at REJECTION LETTERS, The Daily Drunk Mag, and Versification.