This poem, about Santos Laboy, who was killed in an encounter with Massachusetts State Police in June 2015, was originally written for the Lament for the Dead website. Since the site is no longer online (it was taken down last October), I thought I would repost. Fortunately, it still counts as an epistle. You can read my original post about the poem here.
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June 2015
I didn’t feel like writing yesterday (a poem)
I have not been in a writing mood these last few days. In fact, I wrote nothing at all on Monday. So, on Tuesday, I wrote about not writing…
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Dear Tuesday…
Dear Tuesday,
You’re feeling awfully Saturday-like this time. I like it.
Love,
Kevin
(30 June 2015)
Quiet fog (a poem)
Another day of slim pickings—I got to writing too late in the day…
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Dear Monday…
Dear Monday,
Another week begins…
Love,
Kevin
(29 June 2015)
Dear Sunday…
Dear Sunday,
Thunder, but no rain? Hmmm…
Love,
Kevin
(28 June 2015)
Interstitial poem (a poem)
Slim pickings yesterday. Between the heat and general frustration with the course of the day, I wrote much less than usual…
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No fingerprints (a poem)
Written while watching the Season 2 finale of Orange is the New Black…
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Dear Saturday…
Dear Saturday,
That’s not what I signed on for…
Love,
Kevin
(27 June 2015)
6/26/2015: Where I’m at
Having almost reached the midpoint of 2015, I thought it was about time for a brief year-in-review post.