MY WIFE IS SHOPPING
You couldn’t
mistake that
for happiness
his friends
helped
him down
and they began
hands on
the floor
same age
as my
father
one was
out in
the hall crying
sand, broken
glass
but it’s
a kind
of happiness
four sad
gestures
she was
in both
accidents
it looked
like a shop
& I was
ashamed
disappointed
she said follow
me
and everything
collapsed
I hadn’t
changed
I knew everyone
I was saved
from living
by these
boxes I
keep things
in
cities, lives
histories
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