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Saturday, July 16

Torn Apart

Ritual Mourning for Slain Brooklyn 8-Year-Old
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/16/nyregion/ritual-mourning-for-slain-brooklyn-8-year-old.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

Black muslin drapes all mirrors
We look within
Sit on wooden crates and stools
Shun shoes
We rent our garments
Wear unwashed clothes the color of night
Burn candles
Seven days and seven nights
For our lost son
What man has torn apart
May God sew together
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