My brother rambled about going back to therapy –
\nthings my mother wanted to hear.
\nThen excitedly moved on to other topics,
\nmaybe a job at the second-hand store,
\nand something else he’d found there.
\nHe disappeared into another room,
\ncarried it back with him,
\nglowing in the afternoon light, tulip-shaped, an angel’s trumpet
\nhand-painted with flowers, ruby enamel
\nbeaten out of brass.\u00a0 He wound the crank.
\nA scratching, spinning voice sang back at us .
\nWe could hear the distance of 100 years,
\nAnd my brother cried.\u00a0 He said it was just so beautiful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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