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Probiotic
Doctors used to think
the appendix was useless—
an unspinning cog
minds forgot.
Look at what they've built—
colonies of humming,
warm,
love.
The other organs have since moved on,
left the appendix
to defend itself.
To build,
or to burst.
First published in Newtown Literary, issue 10, 2017
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