Blue eyes wait for seed
Shimmering, looming lower
The plan haunts my hours
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Written for the Time Capsule Haiku Challenge, this poem is about the uncertainty I feel when I think about having children and the ever-pressing reality that a biological clock exists for women. I always imagined having a child with blue eyes like mine, passing down my own favourite physical feature— a reflection and confirmation of kin.
The image is from picture and poem book, “The Witches and Wizards of Oberin,” by Suza Scalora. It was given to me by my Mom as a kid, full of blurry photographs I was obsessed with. I was attracted to the magical, unknown, and anything lush and enchanting…this book encompasses all of that!
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About the Creator
Allie Bickerton
She / Her - Canada
I spent most of my life immersed in visual arts and I neglected my literacy.
Nurturing harboured emotions and poetic thoughts I’ve stashed within.
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