Bluebeard's Third Wife

By Helena Bell

4 December 2006

I am the answer in Trivial Pursuit,

the first interesting prime,

and the establishment of pattern.

Perfectly round.

Zoftig.

Never passing on dessert.

I am also:

First loser to the first loser.

My ribbon? The color of piss.

And the quick hump

before four.

Copyright © 2006 Helena Bell

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Helena Bell is an MFA candidate in poetry at SIU. Recently her poems have appeared in MYTHIC 2 and Margie Review. You can find out more about Helena and her work at her website, www.helenabell.net. You can also see more of her work in our archives.

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