no, the woman shrieked
she wept
she howled
she called out to the gods
she held her son’s body to her
oh no, no, no, no, no, she cried
but whatever god was in charge of mercy
that night was busy elsewhere
or not listening
whatever god was in charge of justice
that night was just as present
no one answered any pleas
the coroner took the body away
the woman was left with helplessness
and bloodstains on her dress
No comments:
Post a Comment