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1 min readFeb 8, 2019
where has the other one gone?
there used to be four of us
she said
she lobbed a pebble in the stream
watched the effect
another replied
he got sick & died
nothing will ever be the same again
water flowed
a bird flew up
third one commented
that he would be missed
that the bed would feel empty
felt bad that he borrowed the shoes without permission
took his money
she remembered how he scuffed his bike
down the path & ate hungry
the heron stood silent opposite on the mud
there are three of them now sat on the log by the stream
only one went to the funeral
the others
sent to school
is mum alright?
