In
the dream-photohalf
of them or so
identifiedthe
great grandfather
of someonegreat
uncles
of the very old
or recent dead
...............
Now
she wears a golden gown
the sun a white-hot
rivet overhead
She lifts the fruitso
ripe she uses
only her index finger's nail to slice
and flick patches
of its skin away
...............
When
Dad heard I was going to live
in Lester's mobile
home he said
PerfectYou'll
live in a box
sleep on onecook
on oneand
watch Lester watch
oneall day long
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