Broken into, The world melts
. her home is flooded & she sustains herself.
with silence & fear. She devours carcasses
She must keep herself warm. to nourish, to live.
Half-abandoned She sleeps with her back to the wind.
years ago, She raised her twin cubs alone—
her bed was never again home.
occupied Snowy owls rasp, longing
by body heat she could trust. for bowheads to moan, too.