Her hands
have been
enfolded
in her
parents'
arms since
the day
of her
birth like
an umbilical
cord,
still
attached
and not
yet torn—
hands that
are held
together
on their own
before she
gives her
hand in marriage
to be held
this time by
her significant other.
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Scrolls and Chapters
PoetryScrolls and Chapters is the author's first set of rules, articles, and perspective; a compilation of her masterpieces; and the mainspring of her lyrical imagination, unabashed zest in literary arts, and worth-sharing introspection.
23rd Article: Author's Hands
Her hands
have been
enfolded
in her
parents'
arms since
the day
of her
birth like
an umbilical
cord,
still
attached
and not
yet torn—
hands that
are held
together
on their own
before she
gives her
hand in marriage
to be held
this time by
her significant other.