Newborn Emily Leans In
Bev Fesharaki
New life, just now,
leans in,
leans to a breast
love engorged.
Shaky fingers find
the soft-soothing place.
Watercolor wrinkled
forehead resolves
like a question answered.
No line to separate
grimace from grin,
her tiny lip tremble
tends toward a smile.
She leans
into the chaos she creates,
newborn clamor,
overfull of liquid squeals,
miniature snores,
secret squeaks,
seismic startles,
eyes so mysterious
they seem already
to know
which way to lean.
Flash Issue 7
Bev Fesharaki is an educator/poet who likes to play with words. Her poems have been published in numerous journals including Moria, Bangalore Review, Three Elements Review and Liminal Women. She lives and writes by the water in Mukilteo, WA.