Aftermath

by Nikole Williams
 
her hips
rolled down—slid
down—off
dreary sheets that showed
his spray
neat across their blackness
he lay absorbed
by soldered sun and reined-
in frothing like a spent
horse after a day
and unequal lengths
they stay
neat   she half-
fallen
off the bed  he
completely
out  

© 2002 by Nikole Williams. All rights reserved.
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