I used to have blue eyes

a haiku

By Erin Latham SheaPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read

Photo by 🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič on Unsplash

"she looks so aware"

into the world, defiant

piercing, newborn gaze

surreal poetry

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Erin Latham Shea

New Englander

Grad Student

Living with Lupus, POTS, and EDS

Instagram: @somebookishrambles

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Mackenzie Davis8 months ago
Ooh, love “defiant” in this. Against all assumptions of newborns. Prophetic. 👏💜

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I used to have blue eyes

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