Driving Over the Bridge

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by Jason Zhang

I had a daughter once, dressed all in white
but for her shoes
And a ribbon
Steely, implacable, mirthful
snaked through hair feathered by the water
across cracked shoulders
over ribs and hipbones
whispering of rubied grapes.

Swimming away, I said –
Sorry love, but you look nothing like your mother.

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J. Zhang is a guest blogger for My Dog Ate My Blog and a writer on online degrees for Guide to Online Schools.