empty wine bottle
in an alley — mute witness
to a drained life
substance abuse
Bruised
drunkard’s child
finds a forgotten apple
with a bruised cheek
she rubs it with gentle hands
as memories throb
Broken
a broken bottle
left on the grate–tells the tale
a life gone so wrong
Poppy fields
Singing of freedom
brave, proud people
brought down by flowers