HEL
the sunlight makes long shadows of the trees
hands that reach across the road
there is that sickening moment
the fall of a thousand guts
the soft crunch of breaking bones
and a high pitched yelp
that merges into the screech of the truck’s brake rotor
the smell of iron
burnt rubber
the length of those hands reaching out to him 

Selected byKaci Skiles Laws
Image credit:Aniruddha Guha
Michael Ashley

Michael Ashley is a poet who lives in Spain. Focusing on straightforward simple poetry, the sharp and accessible type!

 

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