Latex gloves. Cotton
swabs. Antiseptic. What would
MacGyver create?
The doctor will be with you shortly
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In the doctor’s office
Perched on the exam
table like a rib roast on
white butcher paper.
Headache
A mouse burrowing
deep, it peers out but can’t be
caught with eyes open.
Hoarders
Invested with deep
meaning, treasures buried by
trash. Dust, dirt their shroud.
Lunch with ex-boyfriend’s sister
I probably said
more than she wanted to know
but it’s decades past.
Tapping maples
Stark trees hide flowing
sap like a dormant love that
awakens in spring.
London calling
Big Ben. Fish and chips.
Carnaby Street. What I see
as I say hello.
Spiritualist
I thought I believed
but I’ve had friends see more truth
inside a beer mug.
Speaking with the departed
Tricky business this.
We sit in a circle and
bridge death through belief.
Seance in the House of the Suffragist 3
Tall, thin, crisp suit, shined
shoes. Smooth manner. But I’m not
medium convinced.
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