"Black as eels but halo-bright they circled, swimming
me into their carnival, into a wider world —
so that I want to say, do not fear your anguish;
despair births miracles; hope is only waiting for release.
Pay attention, the signs gifted are subtle: small beads
for the necklace of faith we must thread for ourselves."

extract from 'Otter', by Grace Wells

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