Upstairs, Mother drew
pen-and-ink clouds.
Her cigarettes and sherry swirled.
Stained glass in Father’s
surgical house. Smashed
on ethylene enamel
cloisonné fumes
and reeling still.
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Martha Webster is a nurse living on Long Island. Publications include The Collagist, Cortland Review, Laurel Review, Mad River Review, Prairie Schooner, and the Provincetown Arts Magazine.
Photo by: Ana Prundaru