“I stared…”
“I stared at the eyes of a blind toy, holding its paw”
“My brothers cried…”
“My brothers cried, one of them bawling Home, Home”
“All childhood…”
“All childhood is an emigration”
“Big boys…”
“Big boys eating worms and shouting words you don’t understand”
“My voice…”
“My voice in the classroom sounding just like the rest”
“Anxiety…”
“Anxiety stirred like a loose tooth”
“Originally?…”
“Originally? And I hesitate”