Slowly I descend the stairs—
my hand on the rail.
She sits in the living room,
the back of her head
a silhouette in the TV’s glow—
channel after channel
there’s nothing on.
I pause upon the final step
and watch.
Inhaling, I approach her.
I rest my hand—I hesitate—on her shoulder.
“Honey, let’s go to bed.”
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The Fire
alarm in the hallway
ringing down its length
the doors stay shut
no one exits
a crowd outside
bathed in a red glow
as the flames consume
no one exits
the fighters watch
the hose is on the truck
the flames pop
still, no one exits
ringing down its length
the doors stay shut
no one exits
a crowd outside
bathed in a red glow
as the flames consume
no one exits
the fighters watch
the hose is on the truck
the flames pop
still, no one exits
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