Edith
fingers covered in excrement
fingers covered in excrement
infant retaliation-
infant retaliation-
no other way
no other way
out,
out,
self preservation-
self preservation-
no blame
no blame
revealing the child
revealing the child
still living inside her
still living inside her
“did you know it’s your birthday?”
“did you know it’s your birthday?”
“no, no……….it’s not….”
“no, no……….it’s not….”
“Edith, do you know how old you are today?”
“Edith, do you know how old you are today?”
“old?...nineteen? no…twenty?”
“old?...nineteen? no…twenty?”
“Edith, do you feel twenty?”
“Edith, do you feel twenty?”
“hmmmm…no…”
“hmmmm…no…”
“you are one hundred years old today”
“you are one hundred years old today”
“no…then today must be my deathday”
“no…then today must be my deathday”
July, 1979
July, 1979
Bisbee
Bisbee