Kathleen Hellen
on 1,200 pounds, going 45 mph
only hinting in how she flicks her wrist. lifts. leans forward. wisp of a woman with whip.
small. thin. with broken shoulder.
how? he asks, in this business of thoroughbreds. she bares the fighting teeth he thinks a grin.
(horses horses running in his head).
Kathleen Hellen is the author of three collections and three poetry chapbooks, most recently from Lily Poetry Review Press, "young girl in the flower of time." Hellen’s writing has appeared in About Place, EcoTheo, Four Way Review, Massachusetts Review, North American Review, Poetry International, The Rumpus, terrain.org, Zone 3, and elsewhere. Her work has been nominated multiple times for Best of the Net, the Pushcart, and recently, Best American Short Stories.