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The River You Can’t Swim Across
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•16• The River You Can’t Swim Across ThegriefofwhatIcouldn’tgiveyou tearsintomelikeafield’sdry burning.Finally,youhatedme fornotmendingthepainfulseasons ofyourchildhood. That woman,youthought,with incest mining her bones. She’ll understand. Andyouleftmealone. Whatdoesitmeantolovesomeonesomuch youcan’tbewiththem? Theriveryoucan’tswimacross. Pacingtheshorelinebackandforth likeMoseswillingandwild. Foreachofusthereisawall wewillneverknockdown. Andallthebodiesweliewith, nomatterhowbeautiful, willnotsilencethedarkcorners ofourburning. Winterisonelong,quietseason. Havingyou ontheotherendoftheworld singeslikenothingIknow. ...