“You must learn to fix these things, okay?” The question seemed odd to pose to a child, but she nodded, despite not quite knowing what she was agreeing to. Her mother would smile sadly, then go right back to cleaning.
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Realistic Reincarnation
Death lies his sickle aside, squatting down next to the small soul. His hand caresses the skin on its side. It closes its eyes and feels his words.
Silences You'll Encounter
It comes when no words are spoken, when you are alone.
Tonight
Tonight, I iron my mother’s clothes. The television hums. A woman with Hollywood hair wailing about her inattentive blue collar husband is my companion for the night.
Dinnertime
A girl and her brother are enraptured by insects. From across the garden, a mother’s look of endearment is left unseen.