She buries herselfin clay,silted bed.Cold, predatorsthreaten her dormantbody. She hoversin the Earth’s waterypocket. Fellow preyaggregate in shelves.Vigilant, she regardslight through the icelid, sequesters wastein shell and bone. She learnsto breathe outsidethe lungs, slow. Gasbubbles bloat her mouthand throat. By spring, a debtof oxygen to be paid. Read More in Poetry