An ekphrastic poem, inspired by a painting by Shiraga Kazuo, viewed online at http://natalielomeli.blogspot.com/2013_01_01_archive.html.
The smear on the pavement
reminds you something happened
The stain on the dressing
tells you the wound is still fresh
The flush of her cheeks
says she’d rather you didn’t know
The numbers on the chart
indicate one more round
(21 September 2016)