From the Book THE MEDUSA GLANCE
Abal *
Her teary eyes peruse the doll
with one severed arm
Abal still plays with her beloved doll
as if nothing has happened
doll still has an arm
from which she grabs it
fate in the form of bombs
fell in the dark night of last fall
didn’t select between two girls
one arm missing from Abal
one arm missing from her doll
two arms of two dolls
missing in action
*A girl’s name which means wild rose in Syrian
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