Title

Prayer for Amniocentesis

Authors

David McGlynn

Files

Description

We have been debating names for weeks, but now we choose one, Hayden, aware it’s a name we might have to bury. I sit on the edge of the bed and think about the vial of amniotic fluid—Katherine’s water—traveling by van to the lab in Milwaukee. I think of its soft amber color, its protective viscosity, its blizzard of DNA, the helix of Hayden’s existence a braid of Katherine’s alleles and mine.

Publication Date

2010

Keywords

prayer narrative

Disciplines

Creative Writing | Religion

Comments

"Prayer for Amniocentesis" was originally published at On Earth As It Is.

Image by Leah Dankertson.

Recommended Citation

McGlynn, David, "Prayer for Amniocentesis" (2010). On Earth As It Is. 56.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/onearth/56