Holiday in the Islands of Grief: Poems
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Jeffrey McDaniel., & Jeffrey McDaniel|AUTHOR. (2020). Holiday in the Islands of Grief: Poems. University of Pittsburgh Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Jeffrey McDaniel and Jeffrey McDaniel|AUTHOR. 2020. Holiday in the Islands of Grief: Poems. University of Pittsburgh Press.
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Jonathan
We are underwater off the coast of Belize.
The water is lit up even though its dark
as if there are illuminated seashells
scattered on the ocean floor.
We're not wearing oxygen tanks,
yet staying underwater for long stretches.
We are looking for the body of the boy
we lost. Each year he grows a little older.
Last December I opened his knapsack
and stuck in a plastic box of carrots.
Even though we're underwater, we hear
a song playing over a policeman's radio.
He comes to the shoreline to park
and eat midnight sandwiches, his headlights
fanning out across the harbor.
And I hold you close, apple of my closed eye,
red dance of my opened fist.
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