fourteen years ago
on the side of the front porch.
it's the first thing
i notice
and smell
before turning the key
in the door.
it's not perfume,
it's not her,
but it's as close as i can
get right now.
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- Stephen Chute
- west springfield, virginia, United States
- these are all FICTIONAL stories and characters and are in no way representative of any real experiences in my or anyone else's life. any similarities are purely coincidental, except for the dog poems.
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