"Saying Goodbye"
By Megan Gowrylow
As I make this drive
Lots of thoughts cross my mind
As tears stream down my cheeks
I can't find the words to speak
My love for you is very strong
Please keep holding on
As I make this drive
All I can think about is how life's not fair
My heart hurts to see you lying there
I hope you know how much I care
As we say our goodbyes
All I can think about is
Not seeing that great big smile
You not walking me down that alse
Even though it hurts to wait
I know I will see you at the gate.
"I am going to school to be a dental hygienist. I have a 4-year-old son who means the world to me."
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“Sorry I missed her”
By Ed O’Casey
funeral—it became impossible to get there
for all those reasons and
excuses or whatever—
you know,
my alibi.
Or is it alibis?
My vindication—yeah,
that’s it.
We’ll call it
a trick I played
on the mourners
standing out there
beside you in the warm wind,
waiting for the will
to break open.
She left me something too. This absolution
has been driving me apeshit.
Oh.
Sorry for dropping
the A-word.
"I am the author of the recently released Proximidad: A Mexican/American Memoir. I teach writing at Nicolet Area Technical College."
