Michelle Szobody

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After Miscarrying

You are / You are in / You are in the wrong /
You are in the wrong position says the
ultrasound technician / She makes me / She
makes me leave / She makes me leave to get a
coffee / I feel the table tilt / Feel the table tilt
beneath me when she says there is no / She says
there is no problem / There is no problem you
are beautifully average / You are not an empty
amniotic sac / Not a tiny stain on the screen / You /
You have a heart, and it’s spinning.

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MICHELLE SZOBODY is a transatlantic poet based in Brighton. Her children’s adaptation of Beowulf won an IPPY award in the US.