This piece was taken from the archives of the Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Library on Marian University's main campus. It was originally published in 2018 in the second series of The Fioretti's publications.
Michael—
No, no...
Tears cascade
Falling, Falling
Moistens the ground
drowning, drowning
Untitled, nameless
This poem is
Untitled, nameless
This child is
Untitled, nameless
This child is... is
The mother lies in pain
silence
Her child lies covered
silence
A moment of joy is
silence
The lush grass
is dotted with stone
The stone, grey & cold
is dotted with rain
A brother, a body, a corpse is
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