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The Wait

Sheryl L. Nelms

he said
we would
go out for supper
called me at work
to makesure
I wanted
to
now he’s
late
I phone the store
where he works
they say he left
hours ago
doubt sprouts
like kudzu
in fast forward
time lapse photography
circles into snarls
of hate
for him
and his drinking
I imagine he’s
an alcoholic
everyone says
he is
and I know
the bars
that line the curbs
down Camp Bowie
but every day
I live
I hope
one more time
as I wait
for his blurred
eyes
to guide
him

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