Anonymity
becomes us all as we put
our second life first.
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Anonymity
becomes us all as we put
our second life first.
Anonymity
becomes us all as we put
our second life first.
Some days the words spread
smoothly. Other days they stick,
like peanut butter.
Squirrels have eaten
my pumpkins. They eschew fall
negate Halloween.
At my church they price
too high. Refugees, students
leave empty-handed.
Now I blog somewhere
else. A paid professional,
thousands read my work.
Today it didn’t
happen. But I thought it would.
What does Facade say?
Breakfast meeting. Lunch
meeting. Outside, homeless men
plead, Will work for food.
We’ve shut the windows.
Pulled out sweaters, pulled on socks.
A fall admission.
I was first published
in Seventeen magazine
thirty years ago.
Cold rain heralded
her return. Killing frost trails
her, biding his time.