the cord was wrapped around your neck
my water broke, it
exploded, daddy held my
legs

we looked at you
with wild love
a lone wolf
red like the dickens

“blue eyes like your mother”

I say they are
your grandfather’s eyes
your grandmother’s eyes
you rage like them too

a scarlet tempest
half moon grinning
an uncagable bird
I carried you there

we try our best
most of the time