There’s
a figure on the wall
behind
you of a skeleton
with
all of the muscles,
tendons,
ligaments
attached—
Labeled
so you know what’s
what.
I
point to the arm, trace my
finger
along the tendons
that
wrap around the bone,
explain
that I once knew
anatomy,
the
difference between
the
radius and the ulna—
Back
before I was an antiques
collector
with an old Royal
typewriter
with a worn out
ribbon.
Back
when I took a class
about
molecular biology,
organic
chemistry.
Thought
about being someone
who
saves people,
who
knows the difference
between
the scapula
and
the clavicle.
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Kristin LaFollette received her bachelors and masters in English and creative writing from Indiana University. Her poems have been featured in Crack the Spine Magazine and Dead Flowers: A Poetry Rag. She teaches English composition and humanities courses to college students and lives with her husband in Mishawaka, IN.
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Kristin LaFollette received her bachelors and masters in English and creative writing from Indiana University. Her poems have been featured in Crack the Spine Magazine and Dead Flowers: A Poetry Rag. She teaches English composition and humanities courses to college students and lives with her husband in Mishawaka, IN.
