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Sarah Crookall - Dennis, Raven

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Sarah Crookall - Dennis, Raven 01:15
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Dennis, Raven His heirloom raven locks sprawl from the familiar mouth and eyes of the downtown grocery store On a corner of capital city change is an indigenous solicitation Another man is pendulum, “I’m an undercover paramedic!” City dirt freckles his freckled cheeks and cuticles, checking the pulse of the 25-year-raven Beneath a sunset map of Downtown Rideau his familiar-slow breathing is distincting overdose The pendulum sways with an emergency call “Thank you,” another, “thank you,” and again, spitting — to the thumps of a city speaker’s dance music With boiling eyes, he peels his jacket, which transforms to a pillow when he asks the raven whether he remembers — The raven locks jolt at an officer — to a familiar greeting Jolted again — by threat of arrest — His heart is checked by four uniforms Who ask among each other, “how are things.”
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Sarah Crookall - Dennis, Raven (Voice Only) 01:11
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His heirloom raven locks sprawl from the familiar mouth and eyes of the downtown grocery store On a corner of capital city change is an indigenous solicitation Another man is pendulum, “I’m an undercover paramedic!” City dirt freckles his freckled cheeks and cuticles, checking the pulse of the 25-year-raven Beneath a sunset map of Downtown Rideau his familiar-slow breathing is distincting overdose The pendulum sways with an emergency call “Thank you,” another, “thank you,” and again, spitting — to the thumps of a city speaker’s dance music With boiling eyes, he peels his jacket, which transforms to a pillow when he asks the raven whether he remembers — The raven locks jolt at an officer — to a familiar greeting Jolted again — by threat of arrest — His heart is checked by four uniforms Who ask among each other, “how are things.”

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Dennis, Raven takes place in Canada’s capital, city, Ottawa, where an encounter with paramedics and an Idigenous man takes place. Canada is currently experiencing an opioid crisis where 15, 393 deaths have been reported in just three years (2016-2019) (Stats Can).
One of the reasons I felt it was important to share this story is because I live downtown Ottawa and see people affected by substance dependence almost every day. I hear politicians here talk about cleaning up its image as though the crisis could be polished and made presentable.
But every day 12 Canadians die from opioids, speaking to a wider cultural problem.

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Sarah Crookall is a Canadian writer and poet based in Ottawa by way of Toronto.
Sarah's work has appeared in various zines and publications including: ByWords, SlowCity Magazine, and Wunderlit Magazine.

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released September 22, 2020

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