Goldfish
Goldfish
By Kate Marsh

I pack extra silver linings
like snacks for hungry toddlers
who did not, could not know
at the feast of my prognosis
there would be no finger food.

Kate Marsh is a chronically ill, neurodivergent therapist who lives in Minnesota with her partner, a cat named Trout, and confetti crafted from medical bills. Her works have previously been published in Motherlore as a part of World Childless Week.

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