Behind the Scenes
it took
years
literally
to be able
to take the turn
and drive down
that road
past that place
and even more
to write about it
I had gone there
to cover a story
in February of 2008
a story about an infant
who had just been found
dead
in a drainage ditch
at an apartment complex
days later
I quit my job
there had been another story
just prior
sitting in a courtroom
listening to a report
of neglect and horrifying abuse
of a small child
I cried through the whole thing
cried all the way back to work
cried in the work restroom
cried all the way home
cried in the shower
cried on the pillow
then they sent me to cover
a story
about an infant
left in a ditch
and even though
I can drive by
now
it don’t mean
I don’t still
cry
TL