Friday, July 17, 2020

Leslie - Disappeared

Lawrence Hall
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Leslie - Disappeared


“…a nameless number on a list that was afterwards mislaid.”

Evgraf in Doctor Zhivago


That happy child we used to see at Mass
First communion, confirmation, nice kid
She played the trumpet in the high school band
Then off to the city in her springtime of life

No one seems to know where her body is
Not until after the mandated autopsy
She’s probably stacked with all the others
A refrigerator truck in some parking lot

The President enjoyed his golf game today
Cheerful, and optimistic about the elections

2 comments:

Verlie Burroughs said...

Hard hitting, sad. El President ought to be ashamed playing golf while people die.

Lawrence Hall, HSG said...

Or, as some people spell it, thanks!