Dorothy Doyle Mienko
V4:E1 January, 2002


IT WASN'T UNTIL LATER

I found out I could burst
into the Fourth of July,
that my skin would unfold
like an origami fan.

My mother never said
a woman could crumble
like a touch-me-not.

I taught myself
to find the small pink star
and love its sparkle.





Dorothy Doyle Mienko
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Email: ddm525@home.com
Publications: Stirring, etc.







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