LOVE, JUST LOVE

Print by S. Auberle

Tucson, Arizona--

Christina, age nine,

born on 9/11,

who loved ballet and baseball,

gunned down

by a madman...

fear shivers through me

that the world has come to this.

Fear implores me

to do something, so never

does it happen again.

Fear reminds me (as if

I could forget)

of my grandchildren,

twin boys born that year

just three weeks after.

They love baseball,

run like the wind,

create mischief

wherever they go.

When they ask me

for answers, I say love,

just love...

and put Spiderman bandaids

on skinned knees,

dry their tears,

and hold them tightly,

as long as they allow.

~ Sharon Auberle