Suzanne Sigafoos
The News of the Day
Mom razzes Nixon from the couch,
calling him a dumb hammer
and the insult sounds funny
but we are quiet
sneaking glances at her rage.
She screams at LBJ during
the State of the Union
for talking slower
than anyone we know,
cursing each hesitation.
The night we see
a blindfolded prisoner
shot through the head, that's it.
She puts the TV trays away
without a word.
Back in the dining room
every evening at 6:30
we take turns
producing bright stories,
well-paced, funny stories
while she sits at the end of the table,
grieving, furious,
listening.
Suzanne Sigafoos lives and writes in
Portland, Oregon. Her poem, "Marilyn Shooting The Misfits" is due to appear in a new Bay Area journal,
The Battery Review. See Eclipse, also published this issue.
Email Suzanne Sigafoos at suzsig@gumballpoetry.com.
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