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A Poem by Anna Auel

Down a beaten road I lie

dust gathering around my feet.

Pry my ribcage open with a crowbar

hear the cracks of bone

nothing lies in there

my heart is in my throat.

and

out out out it comes, purple and scarlet and pumping in the dirt.

© 2012 Anna Auel

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Added on April 1, 2012
Last Updated on April 1, 2012

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Anna Auel

Shepherdstown, WV

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I graduated in 2010 from a small liberal arts college with a degree in English. I work for a periodontist during the day, in my spare time--though I long to make it full-time, but am stymied by the ne.. more..