In memory of N. “Rain” Dailey,
Salem, Massachusetts, 1998
I light a photograph on fire,
toss it to the outgoing
winter tide;
flames char
her despicable face
reducing it to ashes.
After a kiss and a swallow,
the beach is clean.
In memory of N. “Rain” Dailey,
Salem, Massachusetts, 1998
I light a photograph on fire,
toss it to the outgoing
winter tide;
flames char
her despicable face
reducing it to ashes.
After a kiss and a swallow,
the beach is clean.
