This ain’t it
She swallowed a little more,
Slightly drowning in Mississippi’s River bed

It should’ve been holy,
It should’ve rocked her to sleep
It should have tasted like honey,

But now it was just sadly unpleasant
Pumping her legs further into the deep

Salty-night came calling

© Kristina Neal Mosley

Excerpt from the book Saltwater on My Knees

About the Author

Kristina Mosley: An Advocate for Women’s rights. Mother of three children, Holding an B.A in Mental Health, from Wilberforce University and Master of Jurisprudence from Widener University School of law, Health law M.J.

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