Challenge

Challenge of the Week CXCIX
From being encased by uterine fluid to the bright light of day one: Write a poem about being born.
Secret
babies were my secret
to protect
nurture
grow
tethered by a gossamer umbilical cord
sliding from my stomach
wailing their welcome to the world
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