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Harms Woods

Raúl Niño

She must have made a perfect dead girl, hanging
From a rope, swinging slightly, maybe, by a light breeze,
From a tall tree, maybe spruce, maybe, but more likely elm.
The North Shore is like that, lots of elms, and lots of lovely girls,
Long hair, good teeth, clear skin, money, popular,
Like the girl at the end of that rope.

She was “depressed” the front page read,
On her way to an ivy league school, the paper pointed out.
Good grades, a future, her parents were important,
Power and influence.
She did it by herself,
Drove a good car to the forest preserve parking lot.
Walked out and into the woods.
She chose a good rope, and a good tree, in a good hour,
She was a good student.
“Everyone” was in “shock”, the paper went on

I remember hearing that friends of hers
Went to that forest preserve searching,
Trying to figure out where it happened.
There were lots of trees to choose from.

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