An eyeless trout searching for a reef.
The fray of an unraveling hem.
A distant moon, orbitless.
A cat without her tongue.
An unsigned cheque to humanity.
A loose shoelace on a morning run.
A capless marker left to dry in the box.
A First Edition missing its spine.
The shot of pain before the toothache.
A glassless picture frame on your wall.
One move short of checkmate.
The interruption to your favorite song.
Eight fingers with a gun.
A calendar forever on April.
A surname with no first.
--Kari Jackson, 2007
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