the remnants that take

Jun 28, 2026

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the town
where my grandma
shaped her critical lives
slid to a terrifying stop
in frame

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Schwinn bikes
plate-shift sidewalks
vegetable gardens
all plein air in hushed existence
past tombs

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women
in church basements
as the bells peal solemn
promising safety from the men
who glare

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hostile
across waters
bringing death back with them
to take unprotected virgins
at sleep

Those last lines, uffff.....🔪

"bringing death back with them

to take unprotected virgins

at sleep"

I like the images of Schwinn bikes and

plate-shift sidewalks and the way you said

“all plein air in hushed existence

past tombs”