I say goodnight,

kiss her cheek,

and pretend

it doesn’t feel

like guilt.

I try not to notice her smile fading

when she thinks I’m not looking.

She barely responds anymore.

Just nods,

like she’s already decided

not to bother.

We are alone driving

doing errands,

pretending not to care

that life is a new normal,

that our routine is just a sh...

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An intelligent family man with children

scorned by his father

disallowed disavowed

communication severed

just a dream in their new growing heads

 curious for the true nature of love.

His father my brother

a loner, cursing out loud.

We keep in touch, ignoring the cracks

misery paved over by passing feet

on a vaguely familiar street.

I try to bridge a gap ,...

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