To
a Stillborn Niece
Oh, my Girl. You are not mine.
But we would have gone
to Disneyland, you and I.
Cotton Candy. Roller coasters.
Our fists furled at the
sky.
About
the Author
Jane Carlson lives in Illinois
and works in scholarly publishing.
Her niece, Emma Jane Harper,
was stillborn on Februrary
8, 2003.
