Istanbul Literary Review - September 2011 Edition (#21)
Istanbul Literary Review - September 2011 Edition (#21)
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Bleeding
by
Zvi A. Sesling

Punched nose, pricked finger,
slashed wrist, punctured leg,
ripped hemorrhoid, all gush
blood at the instance of occurrence
same as a gashed foot, sliced
thumb, bullet holed chest, stabbed
heart which could be a physical or
mental wound, the former with
blood turning to black scab then
pink scar, the latter leaving a black
hole which may heal or not

Istanbul Literary Review - September 2011 Edition (#21)
Zvi A. Sesling
Zvi A. Sesling
USA
Zvi A. Sesling is author of King of the Jungle ( Ibbetson St. , 2010), a chapbook Across Stones of Bad Dreams (Cervena Barva, 2011) and edits Muddy River Poetry Review . He placed third (2004) and first (2007) in the Rueben Rose International Poetry Competition. He reviews for the Boston Small Press and Poetry Scene. His next poetry book , Fire Tongue is due out from Cervena Barva Press.
Istanbul Literary Review - September 2011 Edition (#21)