Neighbors to the left were Jones.<\/p>\n
The right, maybe closer to us,<\/p>\n
Paulette, and mother Pearl Hicks.<\/p>\n
Some cannibal of kindness,<\/p>\n
An oyster\u2019s prize plucked away.<\/p>\n
devourer of minds,<\/p>\n
Me and you and she astray,<\/p>\n
Maybe some don\u2019t know or feel<\/p>\n
But I think about her, in my way.<\/p>\n
Lost and alone, but found her way home.<\/p>\n
sign in the yard, for sale, she sees,<\/p>\n
but no but no but no<\/p>\n
pleading, softly, until it speaks…<\/p>\n
Oh hun, the past is passed,<\/p>\n
and this time, we\u2019re playing for keeps.<\/p>\n
Pulling of hair, snapping of sticks<\/p>\n
They carted her back, poor Pearl Hicks<\/p>\n
Like blinking lights<\/p>\n
I still see her there<\/p>\n
See you all, still there<\/p>\n
Hold you in my arms<\/p>\n
Hold all of you near<\/p>\n
my family, like families before<\/p>\n
and families since<\/p>\n
Cursed with nostalgia, or blessed<\/p>\n
I\u2019m constantly paused, transfixed.<\/p>\n
Forever, I will see you there<\/p>\n
Carrying us Into the ether\u2026<\/p>\n
Two.<\/p>\n
Two.<\/p>\n
Two.<\/p>\n
Six.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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