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1. LADY OF POMPEII • by T.J. McIntyre 9 Comments

   she was twisted, contorted, confused
   her life a tangle of limbs and fabric
   inside four walls
   without windows
   without doors
   without hope
   without
   but she danced all the same
   accepting
   her music
   her home
   her life
   her
   when unearthed
   – cold, alone, entangled –
   preseved in the rubble
   – dust, sand, ash –
   they puzzled over her smile
   T.J. McIntyre writes from his home in Alabaster, Alabama. Recent publication credits include appearances in [...]

   Historical, Literary