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Written by Peter Schwartz   

for robin

they will say
she was river-bound
made of clay
pure as her past would allow

forgetting she cooked and carried
the sins of men on her
already broken back

Artwork by Escha van den Bogerd
Artwork by Escha van den Bogerd
forgetting she was made of
valuable bones by which men
proved themselves men

forgetting she carried her
own pen to mark their faces
for more sisterly loves

such as found in oceans
even in kansas
even where the odds
say no she knows

(not to forget)

knows that later will be
a softer surprise than
the clouds could show

and that if it snows
on a cigarette
the liquor too
will dim

she knows him
by so many names
she must keep a book
hidden behind the barn

and later on
after he has trespassed
upon her last
midnight

she will read his name
aloud;

the weight full upon
her darkened lips
like two matchsticks
striking up

an old conversation
(nearly forgotten)

and so
with nothing left to cry for
he will die of nothing so much
as himself

they will say he was
river-bound and made
of clay

but it will not
be that way

About the Author

Peter Schwartz is a painter, poet and writer. He's also an associate art editor for Mad Hatters' Review. His artwork can be seen all over the Internet but specifically at: www.sitrahahra.com. He's had hundreds of paintings, poems, and stories published both online and in print and is constantly submitting new work as if his very life depended on it. His last exhibition was through Aesthetica Magazine and featured a projection of his digital painting 'Terminal 4' on a busy street in York, UK. This December his work will be featured at the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in Chelsea NYC.

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