Wednesday, September 27, 2023

the dark wink

i took the wink
from her
as a friendly
gesture, a notion of that
we're in this
together.
a smile attached,
like a cat
with a mouth full
of feathers.
until death do
us part,
the preacher cooed.
what could go wrong,
i wondered
as i said with trepidation,
i do.

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