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Pam Crow

Poem of the Day (04-16-2018)

April 16, 2018 by The Poetry Box Leave a Comment

To celebrate National Poetry Month, The Poetry Box is sharing a Poem-of-the-Day, selected from various anthologies and individual poet collections that we have published over the years.

National Poetry Month, 2018 - Poem of the Day at The Poetry Box

Please enjoy today’s selection: “Requiem” by Pam Crow, which appears in Of Course, I’m a Feminist!

Requiem

~ for Nikki Elias

He kicked the door in.

let her name be blessed

There was a restraining order.

let her name be praised

There was a stalking order.

let her name be glorified

There was extra security at the school.

let her name be lifted up

Her two girls there watching.

let her name be graced in beauty

He shot her with an arrow and a gun.

let her name ascend in joy

She was buried under a freezing rain.

let her name ascend in joy

He shot her with an arrow and a gun.

let her name be graced in beauty

Her two girls there watching.

let her name be lifted up

There was extra security at the school.

let her name be glorified

There was a stalking order.

let her name be praised

There was a restraining order.

let her name be blessed

He kicked the door in.


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Filed Under: National Poetry Month, Poem of the Day 2018 Tagged With: Feminism, National Poetry Month, Pam Crow, poem-of-the-day

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