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Loose Pocket Change



A whistle blew
And out went candlelight 
It’s wax ,cascaded and crystallized
It’s  tears, warm and heavy, emptied into the deep
A bouquet of wilted flowers 
Before the grave

Dark shadows of death 
Stalk and circle those  in blackouts 
Black birds crow and fill the mind and burry the spirit 
Sunken fishing boats 
Bare hooks
Empty nets
Loose pocket change 
In a pit of a bag
Stolen instruments

Black water under the bridge 
Dirt and grime consumes it 
Garbage and human remains float 
Garlic peeling at the harbor 
Women’s work
Men burn firewood for charcoal 
Children get home schooling
Come feeding time, children fight 
Typhoon blew stick houses down
Rice and grain swept away
Momma pawns everything 
To open up her shop
Placing a bet on her life
A promise to feed her husband and lad 
In the ruins of the slums 
Hunger bury those who go without 



Marckincia Jean
Free verse 
09/17/19

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