You can’t take it with you, my mother says
Who I am was almost lost overseas
in atrocity I claim no understanding of
Many leave home
for the next generation
There are heirloom tomatoes for all
with no worldly possessions to pass down
Mark Danowsky’s poetry has appeared in Right Hand Pointing, Shot Glass Journal, Third Wednesday, and elsewhere. Mark is originally from the Philadelphia area, but currently resides in North-Central West Virginia. He works for a private detective agency and is Managing Editor for the Schuylkill Valley Journal. You can connect with him on Twitter: @MarkDanowsky
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Melancholy Hyperbole 
This poem resonates the struggle and loss of countless refugees, little ones drowned before they make it to shore …