Laura Grace Weldon
Rebirth
As if starring in a 7th grade biology film
playing backwards,
you wake to find yourself
in the body of a squirrel,
only to wake from that dream
in the body of a snake
until that lifetime too is a dusty impression.
You drift
awakening to awakening,
become a nautiloid,
protozoa, eukaryote.
Approach Nirvana.
Experience enlightenment.
Become bliss.
Bio
Laura Grace Weldon is the author of poetry collections Blackbird (Grayson Books, 2019) and Tending (Aldrich Press, 2013), and as well as a handbook of alternative education titled Free Range Learning (Hohm Press, 2010). Her background includes teaching nonviolence workshops, writing collaborative poetry with nursing home residents, and facilitating support groups for abuse survivors. She works as a book editor and teaches community writing classes. Connect with her at lauragraceweldon.com.