THREE POEMS

Poetry, THE CHEMISTRY

Hancock County

vaccination scar on her left arm
old hysterectomy scar from a C section running from her navel down to her pubis
closer examination revealed that the woman had given birth to at least 2 children
perhaps more
seven ephedrine guaifenefine MINI pills were found in her right back jean pocket
she suffered from black lung disease
emphysema & chronic bronchitis
thick mucus was present in her lungs
she had moderate osteoarthritis in her spine
she was tan & freckled w/ bug bites present on her body
her legs & underarms were unshaven
her fingernails & toenails were short
uneven & dirty
there was a black
greasy smudge on the medial right foot from the base of the first toe into the arch
her ears were not pierced

bongo jeans
a black hooded spalding activewear sweatshirt w/ florida on the front
blue velvet slippers

a truck driver discovered the victims body off I-10 east near exit 2
she had been hit by a car & was flung from the road
she was found face down w/ her head toward a wooded area
slanting in a grassy area

a group of teenagers came forward when they heard about the incident
they had been traveling thru the area earlier the same morning
in a 1998 green mitsubishi when they hit something that they assumed was a deer

the autopsy also revealed that she had recently eaten french fries & pickle slices
as well as a thick brown liquid
but no meat
she had numerous small hydatid cysts in her oviducts
hydatid cysts are caused form a parasite that is accidentally ingested when consuming contaminated unsanitary food

Fort Worth V

exogenous hypothermia

blue denim jeans
black & blue athletic tennis shoes
brown leather belt w/ BOB stamped on it
t shirt
knit white aqua & purple striped polo shirt

the victim was located on the bank of a dry creek
three large concrete culverts were seen in area
& decedent possibly was living in one
a pill bottle was found w/ the name juan hernandez
not known if this belonged to decedent or picked up

West Sacramento III

plate w/ 4 screws in right tibia

brown wrangler jeans
leather belt w/o buckle
a brown loafer
pill bottle w/ no label & w/ cap removed found in right front pants pocket

Conor Hultman lives in New York, New York.