That Constructive Remark
by Kimberley Chase
(5/24/00)
Without warning,
it leaves your smiling lips,
crosses the short distance between us
to that soft place, near my heart--
parts the flesh
and presses in,
exploding
into an icy leaden ball
exactly where
my next breath
would have been.
©1999 by Kimberley Chase
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Kimberley Chase is a
Midwestern journalist and author of poetry and short
fiction. Her book of adult poetry, "Parted Lips," will be published on
booklocker.com this year. She also has a coming-of-age novel in the works.
You can see more of her work on her Web site.
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