The Lovely Bones

A poem exploring the thoughts and feelings of Jack Salmon, father of the murdered Susie Salmon in Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones".

My suspicion is a valuable as a mother's intuition

God rest your soul

But now I know that you don't rest

And you're watching over me

Leading me to answers

You're so brave my little Susie

And the ships

Set sail

In little green bottles

I see you in the pieces

And the grief 

Won’t sink

And I still long to drown in the oceans of your mother’s eyes

I’ll fill this book with suspicions and the theories that plague me

I swear I’ll catch him 

But the cops won't pay attention

Abigail resents my hurting

I’ll never address your absence for we know nothing is ever certain

You sang:

"Stones and Bones;

Snow and Frost

Seeds and Beans and Polliwogs

Paths and twigs

Assorted kisses

We all know who daddy misses."

Author's Note

Read the book. It's good.