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AUGUST 8th

8/8/2019

 
                    by Zack Lavoie 

this grief is a fallen tree in the middle of the road
this grief cannot be split to firewood

i will tell you this now

this grief is an immovable grief
this grief is a dense     immovable grief 

she is gone and i cannot pass
i cannot pass

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this grief is an arrogant grief
this grief knows it is grief

i will tell you this now

this grief wears a crown
this grief wears a burdensome     crown

she is gone and i cannot raise my head
i cannot raise my head

  *

this grief is a lowercase grief
this grief has no periods no end no capitals no beginning no commas no pause

i will tell you this now

this grief is a whispered grief
this grief is a muffled     whispered grief

she is gone and i cannot speak
i cannot speak

it is unending








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photo by Morgain Bailey

Zack Lavoie is a graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington and lives in coastal Maine. He is the author of the chapbook UPHEAVALS and was the recipient of the 2017 Alice James Books Director's Chair Fellowship. He works as a copywriter, editor, and content coordinator for a marketing agency in California. His work can be found on his website and in print nationally and internationally. He loves his dog. Find him at zackarylavoie.com and @zclavoie on Twitter. 


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