After

After

as blanched I lay 
chambers emptied,
pump drained
sinew reduced to
flaccid residue,

am I soul?

©Kathryn McLoughlin Collins
February 22, 2012

deathfree verse

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Poet Destroyer A

August 24, 2014 at 11:08 AM

Kathryn, Stopping by to check out a few of the featured poems:) Congratulations on having your poem featured on the soup's home page. Always~ LINDA

Keith Bickerstaffe

July 2, 2012 at 1:19 AM

Your rich vocabulary, and your way of extracting so much with so few words amazes me. I noticed your assonance... 'lay...chambers...drained' and 'sinew reduced...residue,' which adds so much! :)