wasn’t a question
asked in my family,
and so remained
unanswered.
Adults avoided
emotional outbursts;
salt tossed over a shoulder
took care of misfortune.
Still, grief arrived
like a poor relation
come for dinner, not
invited, but fed. No one
questioned that presence;
no one answered for it.
Martha Christina has published two collections: Staying Found (Fleur-de-lis Press) and Against Detachment (Pecan Grove Press). Her work appears in earlier issues of Red Eft Review, and recently in Star 82 Review, Crab Orchard Review, and Tiny Seed Journal. Born and raised in Indiana, she now lives in Bristol, Rhode Island.
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