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By: Heather Averhoff
Issue: 22 October 2018
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Skin
A tapestry, shorn—
tearing through the tattered sleeve—
scarlet, muscle, bone.

Hands
To cradle, touch, love—
phalanges extended to
touch the untouched heart.

Eyes
Stained glass reflection—
redshifted against the wall,
shattered in the panes.


© Copyright 2018 By: Heather Averhoff
About Heather Averhoff
An avid reader and writer of SF/F literature, Heather is completing her B.A. at the University of New Mexico.  She is the author of Dragon Realm Chronicles from Ravensport Publishing.  
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