Two Stories and a Poem
Lonely (Canned Ham)
“Do you have a canned ham?”
the thin little woman
asks timidly
in a shop
on the day before Thanksgiving.
Two Drunks
Drunk, she burned every part of their dinner.
Drunk, he did not care.
Poem of Greeting
Hello My Dear,
how are you
i hope fine
i am janet by name
a lady
i will like you to reply me
about my relationship
with you
i will tell you more about me
Greeting from,
Janet
By the same author
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In life, he would walk into the water slowly until it reached his waist and stand there for a while, his arms out to the
Unfinished Business
Cleaning up, in the kitchen, she goes to wipe away a small black seed from the counter.