FIVE POEMS
Sep 01, 2021
2 minutes
Erica McAlpine
The Hour of Long Shadows
It was the hour of long shadows.Because you were brave, I thoughtto teach you a little—as any mother oughtwho wishes her daughter to knowsomething of the dark that lurkswithin plain sight. “See the shapefollowing you? You cannot escapeit—stepping sideways won’t work,it will always be rightthere, even when you turn.”I said it kindly, sobut you didn’t take it as you might.
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