“Imagining What Happened …” read by Morgan Carlock Clark.
Imagining What Happened to My Lost Birthday Card with Money
by Morgan Carlock Clark
Perhaps a child, let’s say a boy, eight years old,
picks it off the ground and pockets it.
How it arrived there isn’t important
since the boy just accepts that it did, so it’s his.
It’s as if a dog wandered into his yard
with a frayed collar and no owner’s name.
He has no way or desire to return it, so he removes
and disposes of the collar. He forges
a new name for the dog, rewriting its destiny,
and he spends the enclosed money on football cards
while the washing machine smudges the words into oblivion.
About the Poet
Morgan Carlock Clark has been published in Heart of Flesh, Southeast Missouri State University Press, Canvas Lit, and Sundog Lit. Morgan received an MFA from Seattle Pacific University, and currently teaches creative writing online at Louisiana Christian University.
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