Janeen Pergrin

Muted

There are a thousand cries a woman makes in her lifetime. CK Tower

some are so muted
they only come out as a sigh
barely heard above the water rushing to the drain,
the cat's claws across the kitchen floor,
and a car's tires pressing loose stones
into place
as it backs away from the house.

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The 2River View, 4.2 (Winter 2000)

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