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Mary Beth Magin
Date of Birth: 7/20/82
Location: Rochester, New York
Email: he_still_believes@yahoo.com
Web Site: http://frailty.org/blackboard
AFTER LOVE CAME
the horse. athena, swept away, actually appeared nervous
and flight-worthy: the grey
in her eyes,
shifting. she left quickly
afterwards.
i don't blame her.
a cave-in, might. maybe it was boredom. people never
believe us, but
pedro swore them
to see the
stick figures strewn
on the carpet,
the open scissors with their
red plastic handle. the after-
equation. first were
valentines, then newsprint horses. they were kind
of wobbly, those figures--the stilted growth
of a tail, the lumped muscles
composing
a leg -- but they
had a genius element, that artistry of don't
give a damn. all these children, wearing
corduroy pants. obscene. a revelation. slack-jawed
and here we stand, they drink
their orange drinks
and horses included
in the valley
smile.
it was never too late.