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In a Bullet Home

Kristen Welker

Voices ricochet across pale walls.
Cabinets and drawers dangle from
their hinges and doors are bolted
shut to keep the monster hidden. Yet
I swore the white fence quivered.
Words spat out like a loaded machine
gun—ready, aim, and fire. Purple
smoke lingered in the air, trapped
by the ceiling. At dinner I ate
the empty shells. Rolled them across
my tongue, then swallowed them
whole. The powder slowly dissolved
on my buds. I told Mother, “I do not
like your cooking.”


I watched as hands turned into guns
and fists went trigger-happy. I closed
my eyes and accepted each bullet.


Ever since, I painted the fence red.

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