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Long rectangular shadows reflect seemingly endless rows of little white crosses. Only those who venture very near will notice the flowers and flags stuck in the ground between them. Young men lie six feet beneath the crosses which represent their bodies and their sacrifices. A sad, hunched-over, old man props a bouquet of red poppies at the foot of one of the crosses. Lowering the flowers to the ground he wipes a single tear from his cheek with his jacket sleeve. There are hundreds of crosses...

She wears a flannel nighty all day long Germs cling to her skin and underneath her fingernails Imprisoned by her illness, she rarely leaves the house She has scrubbed off the entire top layer of her skin Germs cling to her skin and underneath her fingernails She won’t touch payphones or shopping carts She has scrubbed off the entire top layer of her skin By the time she’s scrubbed and ready, it’s too late to go anywhere. She won’t touch payphones or shopping carts The germs of strangers are h...

Loyalty Long rectangular shadows reflect seemingly endless rows of little white crosses. Only those who venture very near will notice the flowers and flags stuck in the ground between them. Young men lie six feet beneath the crosses which represent their bodies and their sacrifices. A sad, hunched-over, old man props a bouquet of red poppies at the foot of one of the crosses. Lowering the flowers to the ground he wipes a single tear from his cheek with his jacket sleeve. There are hundreds of...