Negative Space by Luljeta Lleshanaku

Author:Luljeta Lleshanaku
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780811227537
Publisher: New Directions
Published: 2018-04-24T00:00:00+00:00

7.

Stretched smooth from end to end—such is Antarctica. In fact,

even a baby’s skin looks withered by comparison.

No emotions. No regrets. No warnings.

Either fight or die.

My father was like this more or less. A teacher at a village school.

In classrooms that smelled of sheep-wool pullovers

drying on the body. And eyes that moved freely

in their hollows, like toes

inside an older sibling’s shoes.

Unlike the Romans,

my father preached about justice and honor,

his hands folded behind his back.

His shoulders seemed twice as wide

as his worn jacket.

I inherited his sharp, gray gaze,

and his soft voice.

Eyes that say “Go” and a voice that says “Stay.”

You never know which one to trust.

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