- Debridement
Weeks after the near-death experience,after the tearing loose from the jaws
of death by the Jaws of Life,the sterilization & gauze & rehydration,
the dying & the deadtissues cut away, when told
by the staff It's a miracle you made it,when told by the staff You need to eat,
he asks for a spoonful of earthfrom the ungreened grave of his near-wife. [End Page 55]
Eric Weinstein is the winner of the 2010 New Michigan Press/DIAGRAM chapbook competition for his collection Vivisection. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in a variety of publications, including Best New Poets 2009, Black Warrior Review, Cincinnati Review, Indiana Review, Massachusetts Review, and Third Coast. He is currently an mfa candidate at New York University.