Guardian

I take her belongings into the garden.
Small vests, tiny mittens, a white shawl.

Fog colours the morning like white noise, though
the bonfire’s heart  burns red and reassuring.

Warmth seeps from my fingers
as I feed her clothes to a passionate other.

A proud, fierce surrogate who bears no grudges,
nor mocks with memories of what might have been.

Andrea Bowd

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