Tag Archives: death

Metcalfe

here’s the thing: I knew only the edges of the man to others went the task of knowing him yet here I am writing of his life and death stewing in my ignorance so you get this form of ignorance … Continue reading

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sometimes I wonder

Sometimes I wonder if she ever existed —found poem Sometimes I wonder if she ever existed. Only a smile now a gesture copper hair flashing she fades even in dreams phases out of memory the way she did arriving from … Continue reading

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garlanding

Down the street an unscathed oak trunk killed a car grieving relatives festooned the hard place you have seen this before woman with a drink saw her husband flirting with drove off in a hurry blind drunken tears stamped her … Continue reading

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