Faultlines
BY SHELLY BRYANT I MAY 30, 2009

on her face
faultlines

around the eyes
at lips' edges
tickling the neck
just below the ears
age's marks

this one
in the left corner
of a mouth perfectly formed
in the days of her youth

a line
earned for her work
on the production line
the first time her 
automated efficiency
won her a blow

her bionic foreman's form
stamped clearly
in her memory banks
and in the faultlines
webbing her face

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