2023. május 30., kedd

Ollie Schminkey: The first birthday he is not alive

we all order his favorite drink.

we forget the hole he punched in the door. 
the hole he shot through the dog. 
he was so good at making holes, except when it came time 
to dig one for his body. 

there could be bones mixed in with our flour, 
and we would never even know. 
we could be eating cookies, and he could be 
dead inside our mouths. 

it feels stupid to be sad when he was mean for so long. 
he only got nice when he was dying, and 
i don't know if that counts as becoming a better person. 

sometimes, i imagine him watching over me, and i hide

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