Thursday, March 17, 2016

Fish on glass





And in the middle of the night,
the window blew open wide,
with a loud bang.
On the stone floor; remnants of my fish,
 and glass still holding droplets of water.

I call for my grandmother; in the next room
 but there is no sound.
I back under the blanket,
In the warm, dark quiet, I find refuge.
In the morning, it is going to be alright.

But In the morning,
darkness all around and deep quiet.
 In the kitchen, my mother moving
without making a sound.
My grandmother is still not about.

Something happened at night,
with the broken jar,
and my fish swimming on glass.
A word I never heard before is now all
around, sharp as a piece of broken glass,
drawing blood.

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