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Thursday, September 29, 2011

THIS IS NOT A POEM ABOUT FORECLOSURE

by Scot Siegel
 
The single mother and her daughter, 
the same age as ours, whom we were just 
beginning to get to know, are gone now. 
We never saw the moving truck arrive
or depart. 

Last night the town council announced 
the commencement of a community visioning 
study. I wonder whether the mirror
they will use will be powerful enough
to find her.


Scot Siegel lives in Oregon.
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