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Identity -- Critiques Welcome

July 20, 2009 03:30 PM EDT (Updated: July 20, 2009 04:04 PM EDT)

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The little tag hangs from a blue toe
in the freezing room
as what is left of her lies on a table
with a sheet covering most of it

It says "DOE ref 192-H6"

It doesn't say
Rebecca Lee
born in North Korea
smuggled across the border
no longer able to choose for herself
what was right and wrong
violated by men each night
until one morning
there was no need
for Rebecca Lee

It's not like she would care

anyway

Tags: poem, poetry, death, murder, murder victim, murder victims, victim, crime, identity, writing, writer, ylanne, ylanne sorrows, rebecca lee, morgue, toe tag

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Comments: 8

Mary M. Jul 20, 2009, 6:23pm EDT

Goodness that is sad.

Ylanne Sorrows Jul 20, 2009, 10:24pm EDT

I recently realized that much of my work is depressing and related to death. ...I wonder what that says about me? :/

René Allen Jul 30, 2009, 4:45pm EDT

I was thinking the same thing ~ about the writings being related to "death" . . .

Going down further to reply to this literary work of yours Ylanne...

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Dorothy H. Jul 20, 2009, 7:51pm EDT

Oh WOW! You hit the nail on the head with this one.

Ylanne Sorrows Jul 20, 2009, 9:08pm EDT

Thank you! I was just kind of itching to write the other day, and this happened.

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Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Jul 20, 2009, 8:39pm EDT

Thanks for posting on Getting to 3000 Together

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John Philipp Jul 28, 2009, 12:02pm EDT

That is sad, the separation of the individual.

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René Allen Jul 30, 2009, 4:48pm EDT

My thoughts on this Ylanne is that it is a very NEEDED literary work that is vocally AWARE of issues that effect ALL of us whether WE realize it or not. This writing ASK us questions about our involvement (or not) in terms of what we can collectively do to eradicate this issue and/or problem.

WELL DONE. VERY WELL DONE.

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