when your husband dies
they give you a flag to hold
onto instead
it doesn't fly, it
just hangs in your hands like
a stillbirth or telegram
so you carry it home
and it just lies there
wingless and waiting
for you to do something
but you don't know
whether to hang it up
or wear it
around your neck
and the worst part
is telling the kids
daddy's dead
they don't give you words
they give you a flag
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