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Blank Stare

“She doesn’t remember me,” I thought after I had shouted out her name so that everyone near and far could see how happy I was to once again be in her presence. My face slowly fell, like the bath letters once the water cascaded down on them from the shower, easing their way to the … Continue reading Blank Stare

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Five and Two

They came in sections Five to the left Two to the right Intensely focused and young Strictly regimented Trailing coattails And scattered stars Five aside Two in the front Captured on Kodak film Tucked away in memories Left on the ground Blood duly camouflaged As garden music But tea time is distant Trapped in fatigues … Continue reading Five and Two

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The Peripheral Box

You know those people who live in your periphery? The friend of a friend, the bartender at your favorite nightclub, or the spouse of one of your coworkers. You know them, you’ve seen them at functions, and you have probably had quite a few conversations, but you dismissed them because you knew their one-dimensional selves, … Continue reading The Peripheral Box

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@The Bagel Grove

Black hair peppered with gray, eyes still wide open. Accent clipped, like former military. Mouth full of bagel. Moustache similarly peppered, the gray almost a muted black in and of itself. It hasn’t been around long. He chews with his mouth closed firmly, even though his older friend is talking out the side of his … Continue reading @The Bagel Grove