Goodbye, Larry
Goodbye, Larry
My father said in
the last
Phone call before
we had
To power down all
devices
No comma or pause
Not a salutation
the
Empty phrase
lubricant
Of life’s daily
mechanics
Onboard Cathy
Pacific
And away
again
More a title for something
A sign ignored on
a perilous path.
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