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Charles White Endures

October 29, 2011

(These poems were originally published out of chronological order and are here reorganized to form a life story.)
1. Goodbye Father
daddy’s dead but
momma says we’ve got
to sit way back in church
and from there
i watch everyone
especially the family
in front
crying even harder
and realize where
daddy’s been
six days a week
2. “The Drinker”
you’re home
and i’m still awake
dreading [...]

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