The Morning After My Son’s Funeral An Airport Worker Called About The Bag He Left Behind

recording reached his voice, “What if he goes to a lawyer?”, he put one hand flat on the gallery rail to steady himself. The color had left his face and had not come back. His mouth was slightly open. The expression of someone watching a structure collapse and realizing too late that he was standing inside it.

I had seen that face in courtrooms before.continue reading …