My Father’s Hand
My Father’s Hand
When I hear my name—Alaimo—I see
my father’s left hand. The one that wore
on its fourth finger his gold wedding band.
It was not the hand that hit us. That hand
was the right. It was not the hand that held
my mother’s . . .
. . . . . . .
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