Published in the “Chiron Review”:
Saint Cuddle
She is Saint Cuddle
Diosease of babies
Injected with addiction
She descends and lifts
Them out of the thorns
Grasps their new bodies
And calms their shakes
A prayer of peace
I hope you find a
Beautiful family
I hope you get well
So you can play
I hope you go to
College some day
And study anything
But liberal arts
I hope you learn
Perfect punctuation
May your life after
My restraining arms
Allow you to fly
Higher than from where I came
