Friday, August 12, 2005

My Brother, Age 14

He carried the garbage can
out the door
with one hand.

He never spoke a word
or sighed
like I did when I was his age.

...August 2003

1 Comments:

At 1:56 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You convey a great deal with so few words. There is the implication that if the poem were about you, it would contain far more words. He is effortless, spartan, needing only one hand to carry the bag.

 

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