- We Name Her Took Sick
Cave Canem: A Special Section
we name her took sick
who took sick up and died turned for the worse got robbed put out fell on hard times maven
daddy shies from her in his ailing monk minded fears sick talk makes it so her i just saw him yesterday wake whispers worry him
she jumps the gate on the mailman’s back condolent plants a hairy eyed misery muse how you feel? that silences daddy’s forehead bar coding untomorrows
Millicent Rucker received the DDS degree from Meharry Medical College and the MSD degree from Indiana University School of Dentistry. She has retired and lives in Tucson, Arizona.