Broken Wings

By Rachel Turney

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Typewritten pages are sprawled around me folded like the dead doves I saw in Poland when the temperature dropped to -20 fahrenheit in 2006. Their bodies rigid on the ground, wings akimbo. The folds of paper with ink from my typewriter shows all the times I have failed to capitalize, typed too fast, or pressed too lightly. These are my primary issues with the typewriter. I will try again tomorrow.

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Rachel Turney is an educator and artist located in Denver. Her poems, research articles, drawings, and photography can be found in a few publications. 

Blog: turneytalks.wordpress.com Instagram: @turneytalks Bluesky: @rachelturney