Coyotes down the block
Howl as they circle.

You can hear
Something caught

In the middle
Cry its final cry.

How do you stop
The killing distant?

Fill in craters from bombs
With the voices of ghosts.

This article appears in July / August 2024.

Kirby Michael Wright was born and raised in Hawaii, on the remote island of Moloka’i. This poem is a runner-up in the 2024 Foley Poetry Contest.