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Richard Hoffman: Uvalde, TX, 5/24/2022

Another.

No not another, not

that cushion

of a word.

Yesterday

with my granddaughter, 3:

we lay on our bellies

on the warm pavement

watching ants.

Look look

that one’s carrying something.

That his dead

brother he

bringing him home.


Copyright 2022 Richard Hoffman

Richard Hoffman’s many books include a poetry collection Noon until Night and a story collection Interference and Other Stories.

At least 19 children and two teachers were killed after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, west of San Antonio, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. (ABC News)

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2 comments on “Richard Hoffman: Uvalde, TX, 5/24/2022

  1. Lisa Zimmerman
    May 31, 2022
    Lisa Zimmerman's avatar

    “Another.
    No not another”–💔

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  2. Dawn Paul
    May 31, 2022
    Dawn Paul's avatar

    Oh, Richard . What more can possibly be said .

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