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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 Author Photo

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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