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Homeward Bound
May 26, 2009
six o’clock, time to go home
shuffle of feet as we walk
out together,
lotsofustogether aswe clumpinthedoorway
without a Word
he stands and waits
i know, he knows
we
walk
home.
we
RANT ABOUT THE LATEST FIASCO
jokinglysillilytellgoofyjokes,
my HICcuping LAUGHTER
pierces—the—still
no one’s
walking
but us
STOP
says the red watchman
we stand on the corner; —
one final
goofyfunnycrazy joke;we share another laugh
i leave him at the curb,
he turns
i HICcup home
© Alex B., Rome, NY
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