KNOWING
Creative Strategy #5: Use the tools at hand.
She told me she put
the stillborn baby
in the freezer
in plastic wrap
right next to
the aluminum
ice cube trays
& then she almost shrugged
like Oh Well
Where else was I gonna put it?
& this old woman
this mother of 8
whom I had known
for 25 years
became a stranger
just like that
like someone
taking off
their favorite mask
& I thought
If I don’t know her
who do I know?