“If I close my eyes, and
turn my head,
will time go away?”
—
These were his words. He came out of his near-death rest and looked at me and said those words. The second stanza, I replied.
Category: Story Behind the Poem
Story Behind the Poem | Brown Room in The White House
Written August 2018. One year after my father died. Grief hit. Written August 2018. One year after “Grab Her by the Pussy” was spoken by a presidential nominee, disappearing into the echo of the news feed. Memories surfaced. Written August 2018. The month Dr. Christine Blassey Ford shared the story of Brett Kavenaugh’s sexually assault. […]
