Aftermath

He is sitting on the couch
needing blankets and biscuits.
She is vivid and plastic.
Sometimes she was like warm clothes on a cold day.
Sometimes she was the cold day.
He is a dog curled on the ground
chewing on her apology
like a bone.

 

Nic Harty
Karamu High School
Hastings
2nd place (Secondary)


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