James Babbs

Middle of May


it was the middle of may

about a month before summer

when you went away but

nights I dreamed of you

sometimes awakening

certain I heard you coming

through the back door

and I swear I heard you

climbing the stairs your

weight pressing down

on the third one from

the top and the sound of

the creaking wood filling the air

but when I turned toward

the door and waited for you

it was twenty years later

and I knew

that's when I knew

you were never coming home



no one knows


how many

times can I

stare at

the ceiling

fan and

wonder to

myself what

the fuck

am I

doing here


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