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.
I'm a librarian living near NYC, have had several poems and stories, as well nonfiction published in various ezines. I've finally broken through in print as my novel "Where Do the Children Play?" a story based on true events concerning the kidnapping and drowning of a young boy, was published by Black Rose Writing last October. They are also publishing my second novel, "In Elysian Fields," a love story between a baseball player and a poet, due out July 4 of this year. View more posts
