Emily as I Prepare The Meal-Kit Pork Carnitas Bowl by Darren C. Demaree
There is an owl
that visits the dying
tree that fell
onto our backyard
shed. It arrives
as a blessing
I assume. I see it
through the kitchen
window sometimes.
I’ve set off
the smoke alarm
while I watch it
in tears from jalapeno
& the crushing idea
that this world
is a burnt place now.
There are still tools
in that shed.
I don’t want to touch
metal anymore.
I’ve offered my eyes
to that owl,
but I’m to see all
of this
& to keep feeding
the children.
Freedom requires
many witnesses.
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