Pram

I saw a woman pushing an empty 

pram. She was taking big steps, 

the wheels moving easily 

on the pavement. She looked 

like she was practicing. But 

nearly all girls learn that skill 

early, some even before they can

properly walk. We practice pushing 

a doll or a pet. I tried it with 

a fish once. We push a pram 

around the house first, before 

wheeling it outside with help 

from our mothers. My father never 

wanted me to push a pram. He handed 

me a fishing rod and a pellet gun.

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Agnieszka Filipek

Agnieszka Filipek is a Polish–born poet & writer living in Ireland. Her work has been published worldwide. Her poems have appeared in Poetry Ireland Review, Crannóg, Channel, The Stony Thursday Book, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Local Wonders anthology, Writing Home anthology, New Irish Writing, Balloons Literary Journal, and elsewhere.