Rupture
Amanda Morris

Red girl,
Smeared in swirls
Of crimson, ruby, and garnet.
Pulsing red
Each frozen breath.
Black around edge
Eats at your red
Filling in empty spaces
With grey.
Fading.
Your eyes remain
Staring through the soul
As lizards crawl out
From black garden pots
And try to lick
Your skin clean.

11/20/2002


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