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The Kitchen<

Kerry McDonald


A girl on the stairs
watches the man
press the blade
to the woman's throat.
A soft rain falls,
like chestnut hair on linoleum.
A teakettle screams
like the woman's eyes.
A screen door bangs.
The smell
of just-baked bread.

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