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Thursday, June 13, 2024
the night we buried six By Shanelle Hicks
the night we buried six in the bellyof the bleak night we buried six whispering secretsto the dirt an illicit ritualfor the forgotten burying thembeneath the weightof our collective guilt the moonspilledits hushedgentle glow a voyeu…
burying them beneath the weight of our collective guilt
the moon spilled its hushed gentle glow
a voyeur in the inky sky watched as we dug six shallow graves
the soil an accomplice in our conspiracy
compacted memories hidden in earth's harsh embrace
no hymns no elegies for the nameless
our fingers trembled with terror
metal shovels ringing
breaking
the silence
digging deeper could bury not just bodies but truth's violence that tore at our throats
the night a heavy veil draped over our silent shame
witnessed the unmarked graves of the unclaimed
and we like shadows slinked away from the crime scene of our complacency
the dirt heaved a heavy sigh and gulped the evidence
each clump sealing the pact of our cold complicity
while the stars bore bright witness to our covert ceremony—
on the night we buried six
By Shanelle Hicks
Biography:
Shanelle Hicks is a poet, writer and graphic designer from Groton, Connecticut. She graduated from the University of Connecticut, with a B.S. in Psychology. Her debut poetry collection, GULP: Volume 1: Siphon, arrives in 2024. When she's not writing, she's building her body care brand. You can find her on social @shanellexhicks and in real life in Southern California.
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