April  7,  2021

MY MOM

 

My sister Mary called today and
said, “It’s mom’s anniversary.
 
“Ooooh!”

It’s April 7^th.
I had forgotten.
 
She was killed.
Hit and run – on her
way to church and then work.
Today, April 7, 1987.
 
“Ooooh!”
 
I still haven’t cried.
 
I said that to someone
and they suggested,
“Listen to Irish music.”
 
I tried that.
It didn’t work.
 
“Oooooh!”

"When?"
 

                                             © Andy Costello, Reflections 2021