He Has Forgotten
He puts his head to her stomach
her fifty-four year old stomach
and thinks,
“She carried three children here.”
While en route to hospital
she miscarried.
The fourth,
a girl,
he has forgotten.
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For Julie
I look for you
in the forests
the lakes
all along the shore
My spirit aches
for just one glimpse
but you are no longer here
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