Millions were dead; everybody was innocent.
I stayed in my room. The President
Spoke of war as of a magic love potion.
My eyes were opened in astonishment.
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AFRAID
To email my poem to
Charles Simic, but I do.
To watch his eyes examine
a bike with broken training wheels
kid bleeding from a fall.
Too much to fathom.
But there
in Santa’s red thread
under the tree
a gift wrapped beauty
To: Bob.
Angels hover closer.
Inside the blue box is
Charlie’s gift:
a diamond sculpture
of his newest poem,
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AFRAID To email my poem to Charles Simic, but I do. To watch his eyes examine a bike with broken training wheels kid bleeding from a fall. Too much to fathom. But there in Santa’s red thread under the tree a gift wrapped beauty To: Bob. Angels hover closer. Inside the blue box is Charlie’s gift: a diamond sculpture of his newest poem, Deleted.