On the Day of Your Mastectomy
By J. Bradley

Lycra hung itself
at half mast.

Hydrogen peroxide
dyed hair in scars.

Families of scalpels
grew fat on rust.

Enough asked
for silence.

J. Bradley is a poet based out of Orlando, FL Word Riot, MungBeing Magazine, Clockwise Cat, At-Large Magazine are some of the magazines that gave his work a home. Check out myspace.com/jbradley to hear how he sounds.

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