Yesterday at lunch with the BVI Beaconites, Todd VanSickle mentioned that his new baby daughter Aiko's bellybutton fell off.
Umbilical Cord
The black cocoon clings
to the squash-yellow fuzz
of your footy pajamas.
I pluck it off and hold it
to my ear, listen for
the fluttering of wings.
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