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VISITING MY MOM’S FRIEND CHRIS
She makes me laugh like
my mom. The dove sounds. The sand.
More than memory.
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SATURDAY
Calm before the storm.
On the day of the wedding
Someone is missing.
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RETAIL OPTIONS
Shell World. Marine Thrift.
Sandal Outlet. Scuba Zone.
Largo Cargo. Go.
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SUNSET VILLAS
Finally reading.Chris kayaks to the island.
Asleep in the sun. catc
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DRIVING TO KEY LARGO
Baby cries too loudto listen to maternal
rage podcast. Hours pass.
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MUSHROOMS
Fungi family.Connected beneath the earth.
They keep coming up.
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VACATION
My turn to be sick.By the pool, under the palms.
I need extreme rest.
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LAUNDRY
Hot wash, cold rinse twice.Diapers, rags, clothes, sheets. Line dried
socks. Wool dryer balls.
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HUMIDIFIER
It’s raining all day.Still, we set it up for her.
Humid, in and out.
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FROM MEMORY
You draw the road home.“Freak’n awesome” your dad says.
Or so says your mom.
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LOW GRADE FEVER
Kissing her hot head.Breasts throb when she cries (or smiles).
Her pain is my pain.
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ART FROM CHAOS
What are we doing?Debris flies every which way.
Some days are like this.
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MY GRANDMOTHER’S QUILT
Display in her house.Here a layer for cold nights.
Too fragile to wash.
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CLEANING
Rough tongue on silk fur.Private world on bed or chair...
Black fuzz left behind.
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24 HOURS IN THE OVEN
Cast iron chicken.Two pans of thick cake brownies.
Trader Joe’s pizza.
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MARION AT STORYTIME
Start with shrieks and eye contact.Moms: “her smile is contagious!”
Finish with tears. Spent.
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I’m in all the groups
Wool mama love buy sell trade
Searching and finding
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Marion at the party
Maybe she’s hungrySmiles, cries, watches, nuzzles in
Wouldn’t we like to know
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