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Ava, Ben, and Clara return to a house filled with reminders of their absent mother. Arranged around changing hours and familiar rooms, this poem traces the memories, tensions, and shared history that make a homecoming difficult.
Returning to a coastal hometown, the speaker retraces streets, childhood memories, and places associated with her mother. This free-verse poem follows the pull of the sea while questioning whether leaving can ever separate someone from their beginnings.