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my jaw wakes me up

she’s in my closet
naked
going through letters

she’s all worked up

I slide the porch door open

light a cigarette

think about touching her back

then the ashtray on my chest

she does this for an hour

me going through a carton

until she finally
collapses

she pulls the comforter
and makes a bed
by the couch

I put out the cigarette

close the window

I pretend to fall asleep

then I make a whiskey and coke

and a straight whiskey
for the hell of it