when your mama made her mind up

your parts should be combined,

did she ask herself whether that was kind?

(fingers in the viscera; jelly on her skin)

from haruspex or sonographer ask what was coming?

 

run to Delphi, mothers —

what a thing to be —

setting rolling all these stones

involuntarily

 

run to Delphi, mothers —

what a thing you do —

weeping to release someone

who surely will weep too