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If Hope is the Thing with Feathers
- Erica Soon Olsen
- Jan 6
- 1 min read
If hope is the thing with feathers, then hope is also the thing with a beak. The thing with
claws.
Hope is the thing with hooves, too. Hope is the thing with scales, with quills, with
tortoiseshell. With hair and nails and fur.
All these are made from keratin, a protein. Hope is a thing produced by the skin of
animals.
My cat’s whiskers: hope.
May we also go hope-clad through this world. Let’s keep ourselves warm, let’s protect
each other.
ERICA SOON OLSEN is the author of Recapture and Other Stories. She lives in Vernal, Utah.
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