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Airglow
It is the middle of a night And my son is still awake Because he cannot sleep. In the living room he sees A spider. And he calls out To me. Saying the word bee Because he cannot. Cannot Say … Continue reading
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Moon
We are driving home, Passing New York City, On the right, Out the car window, And it is a skyline, In the sky, Like a line of teeth, And my oldest son Finds it, pointing, Telling his younger brother, Saying the … Continue reading
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Half
The museum has a photograph Of a pair of shoes from 9/11, A pair of black high heel shoes That are scuffed on the sides. And seeing them Brings me back To that day, Planes hitting, Bodies falling, Or how … Continue reading
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Sclera
We are at the eye doctor And she is showing us a diagram Of the human eye, the pupil and Iris and how the white of the eye Is called the sclera, a fibrous tissue That stretches from the cornea … Continue reading
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Free
Today it is the Fourth of July, And when my son finds me In the hallway, asking why, I tell him about independence And how it means being free. But I already know, how Tonight we will walk down Dark … Continue reading
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Hurricane
The hurricane hits America, After it hits Haiti and the Bahamas and Jamaica and Cuba, And as I watch it on my television, A swirling white cloud, it is killing people, Flooding cities, destroying homes, and Shutting down power, And … Continue reading
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Scope
When I talk about the night raids, My husband’s face closes like a door, Because I am asking how, how it works, But I should know better, Because this is war, And there are things he cannot say. What I … Continue reading
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