She sidles into the emergency room
in the shape of a C
alone
jacket covering her face
dislocated shoulder
sprained arm
the body is one thing
the broken marriage another
24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
She sidles into the emergency room
in the shape of a C
alone
jacket covering her face
dislocated shoulder
sprained arm
the body is one thing
the broken marriage another
A poignant poem of witness — about what appears to be domestic abuse and the shame often felt by those abused.
The image of the person in the “shape of a C” is particularly powerful/painful.