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The Beast Within
by Karen L. Newman
I hear my name
in the shower at night
once
twice
mingling with the gurgling drain
igniting images of fire in my head.
Through the opened door
nothing's there - no smoke
only steam crawling on my skin.Later pantomimes parade
down Dreamland's main street
to expose secrets
and exhibit hidden desires
until the death knell at dawn
erases their footprints
leaving only strangled sheets.Janus-like I live
working extra hours, stealing office supplies
attending church, committing adultery
making promise, breaking promises.The battle wages day after day
my face a mine field
my heart an amputee
until the body armor breaks
revealing the beast within.
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© Newman, 2005
Karen L. Newman is the author of the poetry chapbook Eeku set to be released from Sam's Dot Publishing in August 2005. She's had overseventy acceptances in places such as Dreams and Nightmares, Lone Star Stories, EOTU Ezine, Illumen (upcoming), and Aoife's Kiss. More about her can be found on her website
http://home.zoomnet.net/~karennew.