Potomac & Shenandoah

Potomac & Shenandoah

Alison Propps 

We sat in our grief.
Where two rivers meet.
Both bodies made one.
We sat and could only think of our son 
Our bodies’ made one.
We sat at a table where shrimp never came.
1,000 times we said Sammy’s name 
When finally they brought it to the table. 
We tried to stop crying but we weren’t able.

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Alison Propps 
Poet

Alison is a writer whose goal is to bridge humanity with holiness through various forms of raw writing. She has had poetry published in Hope Still Remains Anthology Vol. ll. At the crest of a her second decade she has been married eleven years and is raising her six children as a homemaker. You can read her most recent writings on her Instagram @AlisonPropps

Photography by Lee Loo