Monday, August 8, 2022

just like us

as children,
when the neighbors argued
we'd cup
our ears to glasses
pressed against the wall.
we wanted 
to hear
what their lives were like,
these other husbands
and wives.
how different
they were
than ours.
not very, we surmised,
our ears
flush with harsh words,
curses,
and lies.

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