Battered

She visits the dump
With a camera
Taking pictures of all
That catches her eye
Broken down cars with
Semen stains on the backseat
Battered refrigerators that
Smell of spoiled food
Tables missing a leg
Chairs all-around splintered
A click of the button
More photos
And on the ground
A bruised camera with
Film bleeding out
The flash shattered
She takes a picture of it
Then two
And her own camera
Sputters and turns to
Dust in her hands
She lets it fall from her
Palms and walks quietly
Out of and in to
The junkyard.