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Wednesday, April 08, 2015

HOMAGE TO A KENYAN FOUND DEAD IN HER DORM ROOM

by Ken Craft






Like an anchorite
against hard floor,
she seems to have fallen
into the broken sleep of
war.

Her body’s zigged – black
“w” demanding why –
like Cassiopeia setting
in bullet-constellated
sky.


Ken Craft is a writer living in New England. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals.