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Translation of Your Contact Information; A Simple Poem for Ahmed Al-Jumaili; & Voice Heavy

by | Apr 4, 2019 | Poetry | 1 comment

Photo by Fabrice B. Poussin

by C.C. Russell

Translation of Your Contact Information

Only signals from the ether. The tethered message, however, is heavy with an uncertain meaning. There is always something rewinding, is always something set to repeat. A simple hope for communication. A simple instance of recognition singled out. These messages, That they are tentatively tied to.

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A Simple Poem for Ahmed Al-Jumaili

For I have also stopped to marvel at snowfall. I have photographed moments of wonder in the attempt to remember. I have also trusted in the sanctity of my neighbors. I have stood and heard the simple crack of gunfire. I have been witness to the same nights as you and I am still here. For that, I offer my apologies, small as they may seem and a pledge to remember your name.

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Voice Heavy The morning repeats itself as a tangent of the word ‘rise.’ This light breaking through sheets hung as curtains. This light recapitulating itself. This light redundant. You hang on to the last syllables of dream, Ohio sky burning sailor’s delight as the woman tattoos your skin with her name. About the photographer: Fabrice Poussin teaches French and English at Shorter University. Author of novels and poetry, his work has appeared in Kestrel, Symposium, The Chimes, and many other magazines. His photography has been published in The Front Porch Review, San Pedro River Review, as well as other publications. His photograph above is titled “Gate to Tomorrow.”

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