. . . (from 1979)
.
Warm obedient flesh,
this sleeping dough
goes in where I push
and out where I pull
and folded
melts into itself
stretching dreams to gluten
on the floured board.
It wakens
and I start to rise
from hidden realms
that no eyes
will ever know
but yours.
.
© 1979, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
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