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Roy, Sumana. “Earthworm.” Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review, no. 2 (December 2022).
From here, life seems like background noise,
speech a fossil from a disobedient time,
cleanliness a bed for the frail and aging.
And light a lazy animal that often stops to rest—
it has no curiosity, it never travels underground.
(From the poem)
This poem was originally published in Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review. The journal is an online publication featuring peer-reviewed articles, creative nonfiction, and artistic contributions that showcase the work of the Rachel Carson Center and its community across the world.
2022 Sumana Roy
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