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Again and Again



My older sister’s new doll, Alice,
has blue eyes that open and shut.

My toddler fingers poke those eyes
back into Alice’s plaster skull.

Our father repairs them until they
can no longer be fixed. I remember

nothing of Alice’s fascinating eyes,
but my sister reminds me, again.












Martha Christina lives in Bristol, RI. She is a frequent contributor to Red Eft Review, and her work has also appeared in earlier issues of Star 82 Review, Crab Orchard Review, and the Tiny Seed Pollinator Project, among others.

See more of her work in 10.4 and 10.4 and 10.4 and 10.1 and 9.4 and and 9.3 and 9.3 and 9.2 and 9.2 and 8.2 and 8.2 and 7.4 and 7.3 and 7.2 and 6.3 and 6.3 again





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