1.
June 4, 1981
I held a flashlight under my chin
Called my friends to the bathroom
We stood in front of the mirror
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary
Nothing but our faces
Laughing back at us
2.
February 3, 2015
Go on
Say it now
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary
You had your eyes closed
Please don’t
Do it again
Don’t make me
This time ask me
Please
Ask me about the baby
I can’t
3.
February 5, 2015
Bloody Mary false
Pregnancy or
Bloody Mary mis
Carriage
Bloody Mary can you bring
My baby back
4.
February 6, 2015
I load and unload the dishwasher. I make the beds and turn off the nightlights. I turn the nightlights on and fold down the beds, but it takes too long for my shadow to leave the room.
5.
February 10, 2015
Today I found her hair
clotted with blood
in the bathroom sink
her period panties
in the tub
I wonder how she finds
her way out to use my facilities
has she noticed
the new hand towels, the freshly bleached
countertop
I hope she’ll pitch in
perhaps I’ll leave a list
Bloody Mary load dishwasher
Bloody Mary put clothes in dryer
Bloody Mary dump bits of food clogging the kitchen strainer
her soiled bandages overflow
the trash as I lift the bag
I’m sure I see her shadow pass behind me
Enter
6.
February 17, 2015
I see her
in every
sideview
rearview
full-length
compact
I see her
in every shard
of broken glass
7.
February 25, 2015
It was a rough night
I felt so fat in my body
The heat ran and ran all night
I worried the pipes would freeze
But I knew it would not be long
Until Mary called for me
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