SHE BETRAYED HERSELF
- May 15
- 1 min read
By Karla Neblett
and the dream left her
laid bare
on her back,
shoulder blades pressed against iced ground,
hands and feet, spread out, nailed down,
a crow’s feet on her open chest
- skin split -
- ribs cracked –
its beak pecking
at the betraying,
mistaken,
and slaughtered
four chambers.