This is the note that cuts like a scalpel This is the sound: the bang that triggered time and space, the vibration that separated light from darkness, the first scream, lungs punctured with air, He said Push. She said I can’t. The midwife angel Gabrielle said When you’re ready. A rip through spirit and matter C above high C a veil rent in two This is the sound– I can’t a cry– I Am
Sarah Carter is a poet, mother, teacher, and believer.