sever
raze
she
stabs
her
father
in
the
neck
with
the
breastbone
of
a
broken
bird
.
so
little
blood
from
such
a
tender
human
reservoir
.
he
shakes
her
husband's
hand
and
asks
his
wife
to
drive
him
home
.
that's
one
way
to
sever
a
relationship
. here's
another
:
pour
fermented
fruit
juice
into
your
grandson's
hair
when
he
refuses
to
drink
it
.
watch
two
long
lines
river
down
his
cheeks
like
the
tears
he's
too
confused
to
cry
.
send
him
to
bed
smelling
of
something
citrus
and
spoiled,
where
he'll
dream
of
kissing
a
boy
who
could
be
his
twin
.
and
wake
to
find
a
cleft
in
the
place
he
slept
, soundless
and
serene
.
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go
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