Sarah Kersey

No Story

One boy got tall and they had to stop him from growing.
How could something so small hurt so much?
One girl got her nipples pierced without her parents knowing.
Old men insist on moving without a crutch.

How can something so small hurt so much?
“I don’t know how I did it.”
Old men insist on moving without a crutch.
“I’ll suffer for a little bit.”

I don’t know how I did it.
I take so many x-rays now.
“I’ll suffer for a little bit”
They say with wincing brow.

I take so many x-rays now;
Again and again
They say with wincing brow
“I’m in a lot of pain.”

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Sarah Kersey is a poet, musician, and x-ray tech from New Jersey. Her work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in Mortar Magazine, Literary Heist, The Harpoon Review, Fire Poetry, The Fictional Cafe, and elsewhere.  She is an associate editor for South Florida Poetry Journal, and is a guest reviewer for Aji Magazine's Fall 2018 issue.  Her blog is at sarahkerseypoetry.wordpress.com.