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Gone
a house built with his own hands
twenty years of loving labor
a stamp collection
two sets of dishes; one for guests
three trousers, four overalls
a photograph album, his incense burners
a forgotten copy of the little red book
a portable phonograph, some vinyl discs
two beds, six straw mats, three bags of rice
their wedding pictures
one black mongrel bitch,
wife aged 37; daughter 11
Sichuan, Myanmar, Aceh, Izmit
dreams, so many dreams
Gone!
© Johnmichael Simon
2007
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