Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SHE SMASHES DISHES, by TIMOTHY LIU



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First Line: My mother climbing into bed


My mother climbing into bed,
me not sleeping. Death waits

outside, lighting a cigarette.
He glances down at a watch

that has no hands. Soon, soon,
he thinks, then takes another

drag. Me slipping out of bed
at dawn to pick up the pieces.


Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA
98368-0271, www.cc.press.org




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