Body In The River
Posted: 29 Nov 2020, 18:55
We all wear fluorescent green vests,
position ourselves 8 feet abreast.
The undergrowth is knee high and we swing sticks as we walk, calling his name.
The search leader has a walkie-talkie.
She calls no smoking.It is quiet.
It's three days since the boy's
been gone, thirteen, good looking.
This morning, the dogs got a hit
by the river bank. His clothes.
It is hard not to admire
the well groomed hair. The way
the klieg lights play off the
toad -belly white of his skin.
position ourselves 8 feet abreast.
The undergrowth is knee high and we swing sticks as we walk, calling his name.
The search leader has a walkie-talkie.
She calls no smoking.It is quiet.
It's three days since the boy's
been gone, thirteen, good looking.
This morning, the dogs got a hit
by the river bank. His clothes.
It is hard not to admire
the well groomed hair. The way
the klieg lights play off the
toad -belly white of his skin.