she buried her father
three weeks ago – thereabout. tells us
with pride that she shouldered the coffin
because someone should do it
and her brother was crying. next to the boss
she is the least popular
in the office, or perhaps
the most frightening
gets more to the point.
she is brutal and witty
and tends to like men
more than women – she likes me, and so
I like her. getting up to get coffee
she tells all who're present the story
and does a good impression
of her brother with wrists:
the choking "I can't"
with a face as if grief
were a weakness. it isn't, of course –
but I think it might be
if it means someone else
has to carry the body.
DS Maolalai
DS Maolalai has been described by one editor as "a cosmopolitan poet" and another as "prolific, bordering on incontinent". His work has nominated twelve times for Best of the Net, ten for the Pushcart and once for the Forward Prize, and has been released in three collections: "Love is Breaking Plates in the Garden" (Encircle Press, 2016), "Sad Havoc Among the Birds" (Turas Press, 2019), and “Noble Rot” (Turas Press, 2022)
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