Eleventh Brother by Jean Valentine | Poemist

Jean Valentine

27 April 1934 / Chicago, Ill

Eleventh Brother

one arm still a swan's wing
The worst had happened before:
love—before I knew it was mine—
turned into a wild swan
and flew across the rough water
Outsider seedword until I die
I will be open to you as
an egg speechless red
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