Reedy’s mirror

coffee with a friend

Moon River rhymes with Spoon River

free verse anthology about dead people

restless adolescents weren’t ready

are we ready now?

tobacco jaundiced time portal

walks by on stranger’s finger tips

you couldn’t or wouldn’t sit quiet

so dad held twitchy hands tight in pew

two lifetimes later – right hand holds left hand

tight, hoping no one notices

how uncomfortable you are in your skin

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