By Annwyn Mahoney
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We shed the
crackling skin of our hearts,
our downy
jackets.
Barely visible
tree fingers beg for mercy of green cover.
I am shiny wet
after cold rain.
I am brand new
again. Impatient as ever. —
About the Author
Annwyn Mahoney
is a visiting student with 2 degrees from ICC in environmental science and
medical laboratory technology. Annwyn has placed in 4 ICC writing contests. She
writes free verse poetry with a compulsion to give voice to feelings and
experiences not easily articulated. She lives in Peoria with her partner and
their dog, 3 cats, 4 fish tanks, hamster, leopard gecko, and hermit crabs.