By mossy rocks down the river she lay
Beaming sky shined her hair so red
Her skin twinkled so white
The river so blue
Under bright moonlight
Ear-splitting screams heard in morning
My mother buzzed around dusting
What she could find
She smoothed out creases
On birth certificates
Placed diplomas in glossed wood frames
She memorized Annette
Comes from the French
Means grace
Means maybe this way they will see my body is worth looking for
-Annette
