Flowers for Leonard Co
by Mila D. Aguilar
Never was one for
Phyla and chordata
Stomata and stigma
But yes, stigmata
That's what drew me.
If you had been
My teacher earlier on
Perhaps I would have
Loved Biology
Or Botany, at least.
But I guess
You were younger.
And we never met.
And now you're gone
With the offer of
These flowers
Which I cannot name.
Would
Your murderers
Knew them better
You'd have been spared.
- November 19,2010
10:00 - 10:15 p.m.
2 comments:
Powerful. It's lambent lines harden the overwhelming feeling of grief and anger over this murder. Why would anyone kill this lovely man? Flowers for the Murdered. Flores para los muertos. Sad and maddening. Good poetry, Mila.
ALBERT
Thanks, Albert, my ever-loyal critic. :) God bless!
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