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DININGTABLE CASTLE

Emily Griskavich

the geriatric creak of the deadbolt
in the lock of our postwar ranch house
sent me flying to the door

his hug always smelled
like marlboros heineken oldspice
and the sweat of a hardworking man

beery kisses from fiveoclock
porcupine pinprick lips
for pupunchka babushka leetle one

golden shag carpet entryway
sit down for pattycake crabwalk horseyride
sing me cornbread ‘n’ buttamilk

again again again

no thundervoice discussion tonight
with mommy about gleaming green empties
or the tummybump baby coming

can’t you stop for a week
stop for a weekend
honey can’t you even stopforaday

not today
the king of diningtable castle
cannot see above her knees
anyway

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