A.A.’s kidnapping and drowning
When I was a child, horrified me,
And still does.
It was an image of my
Own childhood —
To be taken away
In the midst of play —
What to say to the little
Brother (almost a twin)
Left behind?
He, too, came home
To an empty room.
You say — “We have packed your things
And are moving away.”
Away, today, from Jewett Parkway.