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    Tuesday, March 7, 2017

    A FRIEND BREAKS HIS RENAISSANCE SWORD ON A PAPAYA

    by Kristina England




    Any fruit can hide the fierceness of its rinds.
    We should never believe the weapon invincible.

    Record low temperatures today, risk of frostbite,
    hard wind claps bathroom vents.
    It's like they're cheering on the cold.

    President of United States accuses former president
    of wire tapping, calls him "sick," then berates
    Arnold Schwarzenegger on Twitter
    for being a "pathetic" reality show host.

    Brain hurting from malnutrition,
    I reorganize the living room two times,
    split myself in half, one part here,
    one part looking back at what we had.

    Sometimes the chance of turning
    to salt is more rewarding
    than the alternative.


    Kristina England resides in Worcester, Massachusetts.  Her writing has been published in several magazines, including Gargoyle, Silver Birch Press, and Tipton Poetry Journal.

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