Friday, February 19, 2021

the anniversary

i celebrate the anniversary
of the rope being freed 
from around
my tender neck.
a miracle of sorts,
having escaped
the hang man's noose.
i bake a cake.
i buy champagne.
i throw confetti into the air,
then toast my lucky day.
i get a chill down my spine
remembering how
close i was to that
marital grave.

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