Like a fire hydrant in summer

By Terrie Leigh Relf

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I gave him my heart, even
showed him where to cut. . .
there-on the dotted line.

"Doesn't anyone read the
instructions anymore?"
I murmur more to
myself than him, as he's
having more than a difficult
time following the diagrams,

and it really shouldn't be all

that difficult to do.

See, if you section it like this--
yes, now you've got it--
you'll be able to see
its inner workings. . .
but be careful of those
pesky valves and veins--
they're pressurized and
might gush out like a fire
hydrant in summer.

About the Author
Terrie Leigh Relf lives in Ocean Beach, CA, where she hangs out at Jungle Java, drinking vanilla lattes, or strolls the beach, mesmerized by ocean swells. Blood Journey, a vampire novel co-authored with Henry Lewis Sanders, was recently released by Sam's Dot Publishing, as was The Poet's Workshop - and Beyond. Her collection of poetry, My Friend, the Poet, and Other Poems About People I Think I Know was released in May of 2008. She has recently completed two other collections: Her Reflection in the Knife, and Inviting Chaos and Other Twisted Love Poems, for which she is actively seeking publishers. You may contact her at tlrelf@gmail.com

Illustration by Jennie Breeden

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