Ya’aburnee
(Arabic): literally “you bury me,” a term of endearment expressing the desire to die before a loved one, rather than […]
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How I Fathom the Crash
I think about the toothbrushes, tucked in their travel packs like snug children. I think about the pairs of underwear,
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On July 8
The man who waved the mock trophy was the saddest. The boy who wiped his tears and smeared green and
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Black Banana
When my daughter wants to know how someone could leave a baby in a car all day by accident, I
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After the Memorial
It’s an elegant thought, sending messages to Heaven. So they gathered on the football field, slipped into balloons the words
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The Other Me
The D-Day vet says He never left me. About the German he killed After arriving by sea Emptying his