the young man
flashes a gap-toothed grin
at passersby
a few coins glint
in the winter light
Atlas Poetica, 37, 2019
A Room of My Own: All-Night Laundromat Gembun
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Distant blue flashes ripple on wet asphalt—a low echo.
half-asleep, alone
yet not alone enough
all-night laundromat
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On a cul-de-sac, a detached ...
