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It Was Sunny Once
Our sun is dead Her legs didn’t work Too well In the end She was put to sleep Put down And let down Outlived many Like Piper and Redd Did so much like Run away Be part of Halloween And was a sled dog For my roller blading Sister But that age Has long passedContinue reading “It Was Sunny Once”
Catalogue
Catalogue The house is empty Of people But belongings And two dogs Needing to be Looked after In two stories Six seasons pass In a day The suburb is Fenced off From the backyard Time seems To stand still Inside The weather Hits the windows And rays and drops Wick away One of the dogsContinue reading “Catalogue”
Home is Hospice
Home is Hospice I feed two old women every day With meat and sauces So called paté From bought in bulk cans Crush their pills with A butterknife On the kitchen table While they’re not looking Senile They gum on the meat In bowls they never noticed Were seldom washed Their senses can barely HandleContinue reading “Home is Hospice”
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