“/ˈməT͟Hər/” by Tiana Nobile (poetry ’17)

/ˈməT͟Hər/
We tend to our roles like we tend to a fire,
poking the coals with the blazing tip of an iron.
The head of a woman occasionally produces more heads.
The body of a woman is the source of all our breaths.
See Also: The naming of riverbanks.
See Also: Nature’s tendency to cleave.