a woman walks into a Breast Care clinic
a woman almost changes her mind
a woman puts all her clothes in one basket
a woman walks into the waiting room
a woman wonders how much longer
a woman fears the worst
a woman walks the line of corridor
a woman wants to be any place other than
a woman on the brink
a woman walks into a consulting room
a woman learns why she is here
a woman can’t think straight
a woman walks to the treatment couch
a woman is numb to her core biopsy
a woman becomes a hospital sheet
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Jayne Stanton’s poems have appeared in numerous print and online magazines and anthologies. She has written commissions for a county museum, University of Leicester’s
Centre for New Writing, poems for International Women’s Day, and a city residency. A
pamphlet, Beyond the Tune, was published by Soundswrite Press (2014).
This poem was selected by Anthropocene Guest Editor Tom Branfoot.
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