Released From The Grip Of What He Carried: Freedom Birds

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Martha. The story tells how "he would dig his foxhole, wash his hands
under a canteen, unwrap the letters and photos, hold them with the tips of his
fingers, and spend the last hour of light pretending, he would imagine romantic
camping trips…" (275). One picture is a black and white picture of Martha
standing against a brick wall. It is told how Martha has an apparent neutral
look to her, and Cross can't help but notice the shadow of the person taking the
picture. Cross knows she has boyfriends, knows she is closer to men other than
himself. The other picture that Cross has is one of Martha clipped from a
yearbook. It is a shot of Martha playing volleyball for her school. In the
picture, Martha is "bent horizontal to the floor, reaching, the palms of her
hands in sharp focus…the expression on her face taut and competitive" (276). The
usual glance at a picture isn't enough for this man. It becomes an obsession
for him to do this every night, sometimes he "licks the ...

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