September 13, 2001
Today I bought flowers
to give my spirits a lift
Those bright carnations
screamed out to me
to take them home
Today I bought flowers
to put in a vase
near a photo montage
of my departed mother
In a way,
the flowers are a memorial
to her and the victims
of the September 11 massacre,
but also give me peace and solace
I rarely buy flowers for myself--
that's left to my husband and son--
but today I bought flowers,
flowers, flowers
like it was the beginning
of the end of the world
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