"FACINGFACES
2002 - 04" SELECTED POETRY
DEATH CAME SLOW
death came slow
a final release
from pain
from disbelief
how did this happen
what did I do
why
no rescue
except in death's
embrace
where is my
mother
where is my
brother
alone
I
rest
with my murdered
sisters
body exposed
empty eyes gaze
toward home
empty
bones
picked clean
some broken
blue purple
skin
rots away
help
help me
please stop
help me please
find me
bring me home
save
my
living
sisters
Marcia Borell
USA
copyright 2002
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