Slumped on an old pink couch, television
test pattern flickering off their biscotti
painted walls, Pall Mall smoldering
on the rug beneath Jack’s fingers,
Lorene mostly dead, Jack might
as well be; early a.m., dark.
Nov 1, 2016
Nov 1, 2016 at 8:06 AM UTC
Slumped on an old pink couch, television
test pattern flickering off their biscotti
painted walls, Pall Mall smoldering
on the rug beneath Jack’s fingers,
Lorene mostly dead, Jack might
as well be; early a.m., dark.
