"Toothless"
Parked in front
of the KFC
drive-thru speaker,
a toothless woman
is hanging out
the open window
of a rusty blue Chevy
truck, with arms flexed,
and crossed over
the door tightly
as if she feared
falling the two feet
towards the ground.
Her right hand
cradles her cigarette
like a lover
as she drags its’ breath
hard, and long enough
to cave her cheeks
inward to meet each other
over tongue
and under palate,
while cutting off the smoke
so it slips weakly
from the corners
of her mouth.
Aleathia Drehmer 2006
Published by Haggard and Halloo 1/07
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