Rape SceneBarbara EvansMay 6, 20241 min readUpdated: Jun 24, 2024Trampled black grassslick on the creek bank.Silent cricketclings to the blade.Red-finsdart from the shallows,hide in deep water.A golden-eye screams.
ON WAKINGFormless, I drift on a caravan of memories. Timeless, I wait for the present to take form. Shadowed shapes surround me. Drawn to the...
THE GARDENERThe bright shining light of a morning sun falls upon her shoulders. She coaxes greens and dandelion from the springtime garden. The...
THE COUSINSSissy stands in ankle-high grass, her back to the hill, her arms raised regally above her chestnut hair. Down-field, by the creek, her...
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