Poems from TAFirmin
The bodies
a little further out.
Her sister tried to save her.
They'd been nearly
inseparable.
And then...
Adventurous
little one,
there is a story here
more interesting than a tragedy.
A choice.
Take with steady hands.
"Good for you, honey."
She smiled;
no one called her honey.
"Yes,
and I'll be here for a while."
She lifted his hands
and kissed them.
"I...
She said gently,
"hush,
I can do this."
A thing happened:
I seemed to disappear.
The back of my neck went cold.
A fire ran up the--
"Yes,"...
The sight
scared me.
The murmuring audience,
the lights turned down
to half,
standing
center stage...