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Writer's pictureKayla Brethauer

Girl Buried Alive

Girl buried alive beneath a mountain of coats. Put to rest

upon hand-embroidered fabric. It rubs her skin raw.

The chandelier clinks its glass prisms together

in mourning for what could have been. Dust motes dance

around the darkness of this gravesite. Lured from her home

with the promise of something sweet, she is boiling.

The girl gasps for air. Layers of wool, cashmere, and nylon

block her airway. When the others return for their coats,

they will find a lifeless body on the couch. Until then, she remains

entombed.


Girl buried alive escapes a mountain of coats. Oblivious hands

shovel fabric from her body, then pause. The chandelier screams

for the rescue to continue. Slivers of light pierce her eyes

as heavy winter jackets return to living forms. The girl flees

her burial site, shoving wool, cashmere, and nylon to the floor.

Blasts of freezing air calm her reddened skin.

Dust motes fall to the shag carpet as she walks away

from death. The crushed blue velvet of the couch

bears the outline of a girl,

exhumed.

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