was then

by A.C. Zenner

 

it was…
as yet…
not eaten…
that meal…

which tore…
and drew…
the breath…
of life…

from her…
and all…
she strove…
to be…

to him…
his crust…
too thick…
to cut…

with just…
her meager knife

Copyright ©:  A.C. Zenner

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