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Rated: 13+ · Poetry · Nature · #2335327
the afterbirth—a gift—
There comes
a softening
to her womb
when flushed
the afterbirth—a gift—
to eat or bury

© Kåre Enga [171.C2] (November 2014)

the placenta can be eaten and is eaten by wild animals. It's also edible and can be cooked. See:

 Placenta and rutabaga stew Open in new Window. (18+)
Would you eat placenta and rutabaga stew? Just the placenta? the rutabaga? neither?
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