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THE PROUD ACCOUNTING by Bill Yarrow

11/14/2010

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You were the first to be found
head down in the sewage
of what we do for a living
but time will purify that.
Your wife is losing weight
in the hope that grief will
make her body attractive,
and it will. She is radiantly
unhappy without you,
but worst off is your daughter,
wrapped in the newspaper
that announced your death.
She walks alone in black high heels
down the corridor of sterile engagement.

Bill Yarrow is the author of WRENCH (erbacce-press, 2009) His poems have appeared in Poetry International, PANK, DIAGRAM, BLIP, new aesthetic, and numerous other journals. He lives in Illinois.

9 Comments
Matthew A. Hamilton
11/24/2010 08:03:24 am

Good poem Bill.

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Matt Dennison
11/24/2010 12:25:06 pm

Powerful images/message/summation, Bill.

"She is radiantly
unhappy without you, "

I've seen this played out.

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susan tepper link
11/25/2010 08:10:02 am

Terrific poem!

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Bill Yarrow link
11/25/2010 10:17:33 pm

Matthew, Matt, and Susan,
Thanks!

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Robert Vaughan link
11/28/2010 11:43:03 am

Fantastic work, Bill. Such crafty twists and turns, just like life. Stunner.

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Marcus Speh link
11/29/2010 05:12:52 am

this is great and powerful.

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Bill Yarrow link
11/30/2010 11:20:48 am

Thanks, Robert and Marcus!

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8/21/2013 11:11:31 pm

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