Sunday, December 15, 2024

i regret that i will not be able to attend the dinner

we have
cross words over the phone.
he's drinking
again.
he's angry
at the television.
i hear dogs barking,
and his
wife
yelling at him
from the kitchen stove.
come over
for dinner,
he says after calling me
stupid
and dumb
for who i voted for.
we'd love
to see you.
he presses me.
he wants an immediate
verbal
rsvp.
you like tofu
and hummus, don't you?

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