Martha Christina lives in Bristol, Rhode Island. Her
work has appeared recently in Tar River Poetry, The Bryant Literary
Review, The Aurorean and Brevities.
In the Blind Girl’s Hands
When she presses a cotton ball
between her thumbs and fingers,
she tilts her head
a little to the left
as though listening closely
for additional information.
The therapist takes
the girl's hands in her own,
moves them back
and forth in short,
jerky pulls, explains:
"These are cobwebs for the
Haunted House." The girl moves
her hands among the filaments,
tilts her head a little more, asks:
"Is this what haunted feels like?"
