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levitation
by lori romero
sky color of bruise marks wind crashes into
everything
like a drunk tornado sirens howl i’m in bed and my stomach
leaps like i’m on a high hill in a roller coaster the house
comes apart with a wrenching sound glass and rain in my
face i’m flying past tree branches i think that can’t be so
loud roaring in my ears pain in my shoulder back on fire
i’m flying through the dining room through the kitchen
i see my roof is gone i’m glad because i wouldn’t want
to crash into it i think about strange things because i’m
sure i’m going to die my friend’s engagement tea my son’s
graduation my daughter’s current boyfriend everything
i haven’t done yet i wish i would have worn a different
nightgown ears pop air brushes my teeth with sandpaper
my bones are rattling then i wake up in darkness motionless
how did i fall asleep quiet except for scratching
sounds fingers shovel through mud hands clasp mine
fingers brush mulch from my mouth i see a ceiling fan
nearby but it isn’t mine i point i can’t understand the
murmuring i ask where i am and a face leans closer and
says in my neighbor’s yard i guess i didn’t die
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