Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Jackie Chou

The Shattering 


A watermelon breaks,

thrown out of a truck's door

like a bowling ball.


Now a skull splits open,

splattering juice, flesh

onto the dark windshield.


Is it suicide, homicide

the bang of a head

against the hard glass?


The fibrous remains 

are then scraped off

by the squeaky wipers.


We move on not asking 

if it hurts in those 

final moments of impact.


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