Arsenic and Axe Throwing
by B.T. Freeman
my mother’s blade thuds into the wood
we’re going to be replacing a well soon…
half a head deep, splitting splinters
yay for water testing two weeks into drinking.
mine bounces off
at least we don’t feel that bad
lands in the mulch
it could be worse
my mother’s second throw shakes the target
it could’ve been avoided
Where there’s a sword to be swung, song to be sung, or tale to be spun, there B.T. Freeman (they/he) will be. AKA “the sword-wielding chaos goblin,” they are a Hoosier actor-combatant & writer. Plays: NPX. Poetry: Querencia Press, Beyond the Veil Press, The Bell Tower.
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