The Co-Ed with One Arm

by Dan Provost



Beautiful girl with one arm walking
across campus.  She approaches the
chapel and genuflects.

I wonder if she’s thanking the lord for
the day or cursing him because of
the cruel joke he played on her.

She adjusts her sunglasses, does the
sign of the cross and strolls away with
a smile on her face.

Somewhere, someone must be listening…


About Dan Provost


Dan Provost is a Head High School Football Coach, a College Administrator, and sometimes poet (depending on who you ask). His hobbies include lifting weights, listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd, and drinking beer.