The Persistence of Ashes

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Cover of the book The Persistence of Ashes by Kenneth Salzmann, Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises
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Author: Kenneth Salzmann ISBN: 9781458099662
Publisher: Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises Publication: April 13, 2011
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Kenneth Salzmann
ISBN: 9781458099662
Publisher: Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises
Publication: April 13, 2011
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Blood Counts

In this polite place:
A hand trained in the ways
of death and delivery
cups a pill, slides a gurney,
shrink-wrapped, bubbling,
through sterile chambers
overfilled with hints
of salvation served
on sheets of steel.

Suffering is silent here:
Purple or black fishes dart
in diversionary circles
at the backs of smiling clerks,
when blood counts
don't add up.

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Blood Counts

In this polite place:
A hand trained in the ways
of death and delivery
cups a pill, slides a gurney,
shrink-wrapped, bubbling,
through sterile chambers
overfilled with hints
of salvation served
on sheets of steel.

Suffering is silent here:
Purple or black fishes dart
in diversionary circles
at the backs of smiling clerks,
when blood counts
don't add up.

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