rebirthed (mermaid & bluefish)

 

photo © jennifer wagner

 

the white fire of your indignation

crested in waves at my new-found feet

like teeth

 

i walked out

lonely as I came,

but happy as a clam, high tide—

 

cowries tinkling around my neck,

scales falling, hope

spilling cups of moonlight on the sand

 

 

© 2026 jennifer wagner

 

dVerse q: “dig” buried somewhere in a poem of exactly 44 words