Poem of the Day (04-16-2018)

The Poetry Box — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:51:39 +0000

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.

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.