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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