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Christopher Kornacki

her hands, full of tears


she's crying

outside on the front porch

because of some inconsiderate thing

i must have said.

i tried mumbling something

in consolation,

but that only made

things worse.

her hands were cupped over

her eyes

and they just filled up

and spilt over

with more and more

salty tears.


i don't know what's more

upsetting for her:

what i actually said,

my lack of understanding,

or my inability to make her

feel better.

i tried rubbing my hand

on the back of her neck

expecting there to be

some kind of hidden facet

i just needed to twist

to turn the tears off.

"don't touch me," she said.


impatient and clueless,

i came inside to wait for

the tears to naturally

stop flowing.

but it feels like i'm waiting for

the sun to dry up

the whole

Pacific

Ocean.


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Thunder Sandwich #26 - Summer/Fall 2005