to swallow bad news
when
it arrives, so i set
it aside
on the counter,
beside
the sink.
the glass of water,
cold
and clear.
i'll wait awhile before
taking
it in,
and making calls
to those
of kin.
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About Me
- 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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