Blessing the Bat Whose Wing Caught in the Hinge of My Screen Door
I was afraid and wanted to kill you,
but my daughter
nudged you up, up, without breaking
your bones or tearing your skin.
LYNN DOMINA is the author of several books, including three collections of poetry: Inland Sea, Framed in Silence, and Corporal Works. Her recent poetry appears or is forthcoming in Lake Effect, Moon City Review, Barrow Street, and several other magazines and anthologies. She teaches English at Northern Michigan University and lives in Marquette, Michigan, along the beautiful shores of Lake Superior.
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