Lisa’s Jump
By John Grey
“Where am I?” Lisa asks.
Shouldn’t ask a question
unless she knows the answer.
And she does – riverbed.
If her calculations are correct,
the bridge she jumped from,
the depth of the water
she splashed into,
the weight of her body,
and her unwavering intent
should have brought her to
this rocky sandy place.
So the senseless all makes sense.
It has empirical evidence to support it.
Suicide gave good directions.
The laws of physics did the rest.
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John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in Sheepshead Review, Stand, Poetry Salzburg Review and Hollins Critic. Latest books, “Leaves On Pages” “Memory Outside The Head” and “Guest Of Myself” are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in Ellipsis, Blueline and International Poetry Review.