Homa Mojadidi
Closure

I didn’t hear the shots. Didn’t see his body fall.
Didn’t see the spilling of his blood.
Just got to (re)live               absence’s long reach 
got to (re)imagine                    the moment of erasure 
how it refuses a definite shape            but lingers—
(Re)assembled            dwindling memories
felt the taunting / trauma of uncertainty 
and desire’s constant ache  


See how words suture wounds.
I was / am there. I cradle his body as he falls. 
I bathe him with tears. Cover him with kisses 
in place of a shroud. Bury him where he falls 
before the soil absorbs his blood.



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Homa Mojadidi is an Afghan American poet and translator. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Asymptote, Washington Square Review, South Carolina Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Northwest Review, Calyx, Gulf Stream, Anomalous Press, Blue Mountain Review, Mudlark, One Art, Beyond Words Literary, and Arcana Poetry Anthology. Her work explores the themes of loss, exile, memory, and mysticism. Homa has an M.A. in English Literature from the University of North Florida and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing with a concentration in poetry from George Mason University.
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