The patient, under a staircase, in the hall. The nurse is administering Morphine. Her qualifications available. on a plastic badge pinned to her blue uniform. I read Psalm 139. Word flags of salvation, all present, standing at attention. The daughter’s false eyelashes, decorating a plain face. Slim and tattooed, Walked me to the door. The […]
Kathleen Carlton Johnson
Kathleen Carlton Johnson, poet and painter, lives in northern Michigan along the shore of Lake Superior. Her work has appeared in many small press reviews, including Aji, Rattle, and Pheobe. She has also published work appearing in the volume Yooper Poetry and has a new book of poems, Roots in Water, available on Amazon.