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(she never could)
September 19, 2021
my mother saw them
on her way to work
one day (all it takes to
change e v e r y t h i n g)
bodies in refrigerated trucks
bodies in beds
bodies in hospitals with
(no one)
to say goodbye
but mask up
she looked away
and tried to forget
(she never could)
© Alexandra K., Chicago, IL
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