hole in the drywall
fists redden
under a lightning of suspicion
time took a linger footed walk
her standing here
in a nightgown with
saline stains.
teeth clinch a word
as the rabid dog rapes
human flesh of all
her calm.
voices flutter
a moth dance: higher
broken glass under
bare feet.
standing, she surmises
the size of home
is smaller with
every empty
slamming door.
28-06
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