[New post] Pantoum: The Summer of My Father’s Death

Luisa A. Igloria posted: " He was only one among thousands who perished the summer an earthquake leveled the city, though in some ways his death was more ordinary— a heart that stopped; obstacles to the flow of blood. The summer an earthquake razed the city, there was no po" New post on Via Negativa Pantoum: The Summer of My Father's Death by Luisa A. Igloria He was only one among thousands who perished the summer an earthquake leveled the city, though in some ways his death was more ordinary— a heart that stopped; obstacles to the flow of blood. The summer an earthquake razed the city, there was no power; and the dead lacked for coffins. A heart stopped by obstacles to the flow of blood could barely be revived in such circumstances. There was no power; and the dead lacked for coffins— It took weeks before supply routes were re-established. Many could hardly be revived in such circumstances; yet somehow we received the help we needed. Weeks before supply routes were re-established: medicine, food, water; blood for transfusions. Somehow we received the help we needed, though by then it was too late for him. Medicine, food, water; blood for transfusions. Though in some ways his death was ordinary by then it was too late for him. He was only one among thousands who perished. Luisa A. Igloria | November 13, 2021 at 7:58 pm | Categories: Poems & poem-like things | URL: https://www.vianegativa.us/?p=56903 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Via Negativa. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://www.vianegativa.us/2021/11/pantoum-the-summer-of-my-fathers-death/