returning to a natural state

Hunter Davis (she/her) // Contributor
Jordan Richert (he/him) // Illustrator

 

if i were a wolf 

and you were a hen 

in the morning

id pluck out

every tooth, 

every fang, 

every claw, 

so i could be soft for you. 

in the night, 

when you’re asleep 

in your little coop, 

with your little hens, 

i’d sew each tooth, 

each fang, 

each claw, 

back into place 

and return to the comforting, 

natural, 

brutal life, 

that i hide so well for you. 

but did you ever question,

did you ever think, 

even for a second, 

maybe even a day,

that once i was a hen too? 

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