Martin, Ashley

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Volume 25Issue 1 Spring/Summer Article 256-15-2006Party Guest Arriving LateAshley MartinFollow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/westviewPart of the Fiction Commons, Nonfiction Commons, Photography Commons, and the PoetryCommonsThis Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals atSWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Westviewby an authorized administrator of SWOSU Digital Commons. For moreinformation, please contact phillip.fitzsimmons@swosu.edu.Recommended CitationMartin, Ashley (2006) "Party Guest Arriving Late," Westview: Vol. 25 : Iss. 1 , Article 25.Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/westview/vol25/iss1/25Party Guest Arriving Lateby Ashley MartinHer forearms are bare brown and without sex’s soft shape.A calloused elbow secures the gift in waistless space above no hips,hair blowing north behind her.She skips the ditchbetween sidewalkand parking lot:the girl is late,the girl is young,both conditions require speed.W E S T V I E W 49

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