at her door
the stepfather banging banging …
years later
sounds of the night remain
in the marrow of her bones
Skylark 4:1, Summer 2016
A Room of My Own: Sultry Smell Tanka
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the sultry smell
of grilled salmon and shrimp
our shoulders
close, closer to each other
and our wandering hearts, too
*Added:*
after love
and her going ba...
