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July 2015
Domenic J. Scopa
djscopa@gmail.com
I am a student at the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Program, where I study poetry and translation. My work was selected in a contest hosted by Missouri State University Press to be included in the anthology Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, 
(volume 3).  My poetry and translations have appeared in Cardinal Sins, Boston Thought, Malpais Review and many other joutnals, both online and print. 

After an Abortion


This green-house−all 
humidity and buzzing, 
wheelbarrows brimmed
with torments of manure’s 
unshakeoffable grasp. Pollen
explodes. Tiger bumblebees nudge 
pale blossoms, silent bells 
swaying, calling, meanwhile 
a toddler waddles--trips--
             trips—flagstone
cracks a chasm for bare toes
             his heaving patterns 
                           regular, persistent,
a Venus flytrap clapping shut then 
open. Chances beckon—choke
myself with “could-haves”—bite
my tongue with “what-ifs”
              (help him stand? pick up
              his G.I. Joe doll?). 
He leaves me 
              risking my intentions−
waves from afar. 


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