The Mailer Review/Volume 13, 2019/The Child

Written by
Sal Cetrano

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Note: For David Koresh

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URL: http://prmlr.us/mr13cet1

The Child

Sal Cetrano

For years I’ve tried to bury
the child in me: that last proud
barber pole I stood in front of
as a boy, the new housing project,
chain-lined walks, blacktop sweat,poverty just a spelling word.

poverty just a spelling word.
To rate responsibility, I’ve tried
to rid myself of selfish
evasion. It’s just as well
that I move to Nepal!
Someone believes, someone bleeds.
A girl bolts screaming from bed,