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black blanket

by Kristina Woodhill

it coulda been the Big One
it coulda been the Blast
to drive that close to jellystone
it coulda been my last

breath,
IN now out now IN now out

you didn't see me skimming low
along I-84, some dragon puffing
twenty packs, smoked sage brush
at my door's

death,
black blanket covering, muf-fl-ing my shouts

it coulda been the neighbor kid
tryin' her first toke
it coulda been a meth lab rookie
goin' up in smoke

signals,
red is hot and blue is cold, and pink's a pretty pout

this here's the lost horizon
i read in some thick book
this here's a low-fly bombardier
his lightning fingers gone berserk

(tingles),
black blanket covering, i'll never make it out

08/25/2010

Posted on 08/25/2010
Copyright © 2026 Kristina Woodhill

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Linda Fuller on 08/25/10 at 09:40 PM

I love the rollicking rhythm of this and the enjambment (I think that's the correct term).

Posted by Charlie Morgan on 08/25/10 at 09:59 PM

...gimme air, gimme air, k-gal i went up, i went down and that black blanket covered me...wheeeesh gimme air. a staggering write, good to the nth degree.

Posted by George Hoerner on 08/25/10 at 11:39 PM

I love it Kristina. Very nicely done!

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