Still Asking

Olivia Baradaran / V Mag at UVA

Did you hear about the shooting?

Which one?

The school shooting.

Which one?

In Ohio.

Which one?

At the elementary school.

Which one?

He was a white man, with a handgun.

Which one?

A .32 Smith and Wesson.

Which one?

His father’s.

Which one?

Step—the ox that hits him, who wears that red hat.

Which one?

With the American logo.

Which one?

It’s obsolete.

Which one?

The family needs support.

Which one?

Didn’t you see the photograph of the mother crying?

Which one?

From the vigil last night.

Which one?

Where they recited a poem.

Which one?

It was about grief.

Which one?

The one words alone cannot carry.

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