Poetry

The Abortion

by
Jéanpaul Ferro

 

When I came home I could not find you,

only the milk-fed veal pounded out on
the counter and red tomatoes and basil
and rosemary cooking on the stove.

 

Jéanpaul Ferro is a poet, freelance writer, and novelist. His work has appeared in Portland Monthly, Hawaii Review, Newport Review, The Plaza, Mid-South Review, and Biblioteka Alexandria. His work has also been featured in The Plaza's masterpiece series and Votobia's Anthology of America's Writers. He currently resides in Providence, Rhode Island.