Arlington Road
We’ve all heard your stories
like La Llorona you come for children,
You come for men,
with your translucent ice veneer.
Tonight you tried to take my husband,
rolled him over four times and dumped him in a pond
the sacrifice to avenge
us for being, well, happy.
Tonight though, he is home,
warm and asleep, even if our daily
lives are strewn amongst the cattails and weeds
of the pond water, even if you tried to sink us
tonight, at least, my love, is home.
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About margaretelysiagarcia
Margaret Elysia Garcia primarily writes fiction, essays and poetry from a remote corner of the Sierra Nevada. She's currently working on a non-fiction book about plus-sized modeling. She's also searching for a publisher for her new collection of stories? Mary of the Chance Encounters. Her short story collection Sad Girls & Other Stories out now on Solstice Literary Press. She blogs here and at Throwing Chanclas and Girl Body Pride. Is a contributor to Hip Mama Magazine. She writes the zine The Adventures of Sad Girl with her daughter, Paloma. She’s a three-time director of the national Listen to Your Mother Show in Plumas County (www.listentoyourmothershow.com). She has an alternative women’s music show Milkshake & Honey on Plumas Community Radio (www.kqny919.org).
