for Aunt Lydia
for the heart disease
shepherd’s purse
for the cardiac arrest
a breath
a boot off a neck
for the syphilis
reparations
for the winter
pot liquor
for the cold
feed it
for the fever
starve
for the police
a heart
for the yeast, the bumps, the upset
apple cider vinegar
for the man
a miracle
for the woman
a prayer
for the longing
a balm
a corset
a song
for consumption
rattlesnake
for the mistake
nine drops of turpentine
for the empty womb
steam of salt
for the bleeding
a spider’s web
for a way to be free
the tamarind tree