Cheryl A. Townsend

ANOTHER


The shiver

of last night's fear

wakes me

before the sun light


There's no reason

I think

to die


See, I have made it

A new day

I survived


I roll over

close my eyes

and fall asleep



PRETEEN


It's a little odd

that a child

so new to life

would seek out death


Still

there I was

aspirins and

a piece of broken mirror


Angry

Frustrated

Extremely sad


I didn't even

break the skin



A GOOD LAY


Sex with him

left me soft-brained

Slushy

Mushy

and content


Immobile by choice

so as not to disturb

the lapping flow

against my flesh

like waves



BRIGHT


The sky reminds me

of the pool we fucked in

while everyone else

was drinking themselves

into impotence


I can't help but smile

as the sun enters my skin

as smooth as you did

and leaves me feeling warm


It's been 8 years

since then

Funny what

a little sunshine

can do



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