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Remains

Posted on September 21, 2016 by amalieflynn

My son wakes up And calls out to me. His voice is a wave that Passes through the wall That separates us. A hollow cavity. And I say coming. Touch my husband. His Shoulder. Say going. And He is rolling over. … Continue reading →

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Eclipse

Posted on September 29, 2015 by amalieflynn

When I met you I was only Bones How I wore my bones on The outside like a Dress. And tonight there is a super moon, The blood moon, this lunar eclipse, And I go outside to stand in the … Continue reading →

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Fill

Posted on March 25, 2015 by amalieflynn

I am standing in the kitchen When I hear him, My hands and arms, Wrist deep, In a sink full of water, And my son is crying, My son, Who is five years old Now, But cannot speak, Not more … Continue reading →

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Explode

Posted on October 20, 2014 by amalieflynn

My ten year old son Is sitting at the kitchen table, Reading about ISIS. For homework, he says, And I am reading over, Over his shoulder, how The terrorists are Taking over, Taking over, Land, regions, people, How they are … Continue reading →

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Airplane

Posted on April 18, 2014 by amalieflynn

We are at a science fair, At the grammar school, And my son is learning How to make a paper airplane, Taking a blank sheet of paper, And folding it, Over and over, With his fingers. And they still have … Continue reading →

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Locate

Posted on March 12, 2014 by amalieflynn

My husband and I are upstairs, Sitting on a couch in this living Room, with our backs to a window, Talking about getting a GPS system For our son, A microchip Sewn into his clothing, A location based GPS That … Continue reading →

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No

Posted on January 1, 2014 by amalieflynn

Eighty seconds, my mother says, Over the telephone. And she is telling me, How a girl died, how She was killed, Shot point-blank at school By another student, With a shotgun, or How her head was a target. And I am talking Over … Continue reading →

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Turns

Posted on October 8, 2013 by amalieflynn

I am driving in my car, Down streets that cut Across the throats of one another, And I am listening to the news radio, Talk about the transition in Afghanistan, Or what will happen, When we leave, and I think … Continue reading →

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Words

Posted on March 17, 2013 by amalieflynn

My son does not have a lot of language, and His older brother finds me in the laundry room, Taking wet clothes out of the washing machine, The arms and hearts of our shirts heavy, because He is asking me, … Continue reading →

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Birthday

Posted on March 1, 2013 by amalieflynn

When you came home from war, You gave me a stone shaped like a heart, A piece of rock mined in Afghanistan, That you bought in a marketplace in Kabul, Before they sent you home to America, A stone called … Continue reading →

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