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Pillows
By Núria Coe
(inspired by Margaret MacLean’s
“Pillows” clay composition)
A mother’s quiet prayer for her
fussy baby’s sleep.
A father’s weighty worries, his
forehead creased so deep.
A new bride’s secret hopes, and her
new fears all the same.
A best friend’s broken promise
burning deep a guilty shame.
A taxman’s neat additions.
A teacher’s lessons planned.
A writer’s shock to learn that his
books have all been banned.
A little girl’s new wish list her
Tooth-Fairy-money brings.
An immigrant’s confusion with so
many brand-new things.
A neighbor’s waking startle in the
middle of the night.
A teen’s forbidden fantasy.
A dying spirit’s flight.
The quiet imprint on their pillows,
unassuming and sincere,
Tell the universe, and no one: they
were real, and they were here.
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