Retinal Persistence*

[Wjames]

The last look a blur,
a swift sweep of laughter  Is the laughter coming from her assailant, or herself? Was there even an assailant, or was it another form of death?

after the fan of her fingers
on her knee caught I like this line break
the rest of her
quite still—

she was dead
by the time she hit another interesting line break - did she hit something else as well?
her head on the floor

(*phenomenon by which an image persists
for one twenty-fifth of a second on the retina)

Hey, this is interesting and made me read and re-read it a few times. I'm not sure exactly what transpired, and it makes me think and wonder. 

As I don't know what was happening in the poem, it's difficult to critique per se, so I just wrote some of the things I wondered, maybe of some use.

I don't think not knowing exactly what is going on is a problem, it adds some intrigue - but, adding an extra clue or two might be nice. Or maybe what happened is clear and I'm a dunce.