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Emergence

by Elani Spencer

the soft thrum of emergence

begins in the bloodstream, triggered by headlines

and chart-breaking statistics—liberating

deferred dreams that lay dormant there…

our humble inheritance

it pumps gentle streams of resilience into our souls

it energizes our white blood cells,

sends them careening through our veins

it warms our fingertips reaching out–

you, we, us together reborn

in the breath between heartbeats