Birthday
by Juan Manuel Perez
Watching as your children are being born
is a messy, beautiful endeavor.
Realizing that they were not human
you tried to stuff them back into the womb.
© 2024 Juan Manuel Perez 
Juan Manuel Perez is a Mexican-American of Indigenous descent and the author of multiple books of poetry. Juan currently resides in
Corpus Christi, Texas. To learn more about him, visit his offical website at https://www.juanmperez.com/
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