when we were seven patty pekeski and i had a bath together
what's that she asked pointing to the light brown line
that divided my abdomen in half
that's where the babies come out i told her
when the baby gets too big the skin splits along there
with my finger i followed the line from my belly button down
what about all the blood she asked
it's kind of like when god parted the red sea i told her
he makes sure you don't bleed much