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Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
Tanner thinks his dad should take
his broken down ole car to Maxwell’s.But in the divorce
I got the mechanic.
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One Block East of a Large University Campus
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
When the sixty-year-old told us it was “yard work” season, we suspected it was the first time he’d used air quotes.
Our street sign is gone again.
“We live at the corner of Hope and Midterms,”
I’m going to tell the next guy who asks
Although hope is frequently disguised as beer pong
Shirtless baseball in the street
This time with a real ball
And at home base–yes–
My bag of recycling
Wine bottles and vegetable cans instead of beer by the case
I go outside to mow
But my deadlines aren’t clustered in April.
It Was Strange to Dream of You Once More
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
It was strange to dream of you once more.
Your crisis rippled through households to me.
Past hurts, anger and duties
now mine alone.
I am submerged
already wet
in a dishpan of daily demands,
washing the plates while you watch,
asking for more
this time I throw one
and break it.
Handy Ann
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
I can fix any toilet
if you don’t mind getting wet
(and it helps if you have a second bathroom because
sometimes it takes me a long time).
I also install shut-off values and new faucets.
I wasn’t going to start
but in the new house
(my house),
the toilet was the first thing to go.
And the plumber
is cute
but expensive.
An Amended Plan
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
- Steam coils from the bath
Befogged glasses slide tubward
The book is reshelved
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