Afterward one woman says the killing fields
are only three kilometers away
and that you can walk there.
The other woman says it’s more than fifty
and simply points to the darkening sky.
“loose strife” (Afterward one woman says the killing fields) from Loose Strife by Amy Quan Barry, © 2015. All rights are controlled by the University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Used by permission of the University of Pittsburgh Press.