Arielle Tipa is a writer who lives near a haunted lake in New York. She is the Founding Editor of Occulum. Her debut chapbook, daughter — seed, is forthcoming in Winter 2018 from Empty Set Press.





Arielle Tipa

nestling

my goodness i have a bird in my chest. my goodness, doctor says. does it hurt? just a little. a pitter-patter. a knock. oh no i taste feathers. help me. the bird. i can't, doctor says. why not? maybe the bird is pretty. maybe she is a wren or a grouse or a finch. maybe she sings, doctor says. i feel sick, i say. it's alright, doctor says. she's coming. she's almost here. she's beautiful. it hurts, i say. i'm sick. oh my goodness, doctor says. oh my goodness, says the bird.



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