I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the — Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
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I respond to many names.Sometimes I am different people.Sometimes I am the me that howls in the night.Sometimes I am the sickening silence.I wear moonlight in my hair and bare my teeth.

— Jessica Bates, Birth & What Came After: poems on motherhood
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