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VOL. IV | ISSUE IV<br />
MARGINS<br />
dreamed of & prayed for.<br />
by Kelli J Gavin<br />
Kelli J Gavin of Carver, Minnesota is a Writer, Editor, Blogger and Professional<br />
Organizer. Her work can be found with Clarendon House Publishing,<br />
Sweetycat Press, The Ugly Writers, Sweatpants & Coffee, Zombie Pirates<br />
Publishing, Setu, 300 South Media Group, Cut 19, Otherwise Engaged,<br />
Flora Fiction, Love What Matters, Printed Words and Southwest Media<br />
among others. Kelli’s first two books were released in 2019 (“I Regret<br />
Nothing - A Collection of Poetry and Prose” and “My Name is Zach - A<br />
Teenage Perspective on Autism”). She has also co-authored 18 anthology<br />
books. With two more books to be released in 2021, she is also working<br />
on a collection of fiction short stories.<br />
@KelliJGavin<br />
www.kellijgavin.blogspot.com<br />
You wild child<br />
The child I dreamed of<br />
The child I prayed for<br />
I thought when you were in the womb<br />
That you were trying to find a way out<br />
You’d kick and stab me<br />
Elbows and feet and knees and head<br />
There wasn’t enough space<br />
You made sure to let me know<br />
I prayed over you to calm you down<br />
But you kept fighting the good fight<br />
You wild child<br />
The child I dreamed of<br />
The child I prayed for<br />
The child who came too soon<br />
Who screamed the moment<br />
The air hit you in the face<br />
You never stopped screaming<br />
Until you were in my arms<br />
You quieted if only for a moment<br />
And then you were hungry<br />
Your scream could be heard everywhere<br />
Visual Credits: Paweł Czerwiński<br />
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