Rock-a-Bye
she watched him
through the screen
watched him
walk away
said she’d never
done that
before
but that morning
when he left
out the door
she watched him
through the screen
‘til she couldn’t see him
no more
and when evening fell
over the morning sun
“head-on collision …
tanker and car …
driver did not survive …”
she understood why
she watched him
walk away
that day
he was 23
her son
had a baby girl
3-weeks-old …
now 8
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