On the Shores of Lake Maracaibo

Never underestimate the power of pregnancy

Photo by Johannes Plenio

Trisha Godwin waddled her way across the makeshift pallets and handmade mattresses making up the floor of her tent, making it almost halfway across when her insides tightened uncontrollably into knots. Something wet and warm began running down both legs; it was too dark to tell whether blood, urine, or water. She bent over and used her…