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No One’s Fault


07.26.16 Posted in today's words by

Sophie Chouinard’s most recent poem to appear here was “Conversation Piece” (June 2016) 

No One’s Fault
By Sophie Chouinard

And pebbles on top of stones
gathered under your feet:
“À jamais”
I heard them whisper—
not like thunder, no, but
loud enough to shatter teeth
and make a chest meet its spine
(hisses the air sputters the blood)
As the concrete touches your face, you still wait
for that uppercut.



One Response to “No One’s Fault”

  1. This would be a great intro for a short story or a novel.

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