Going

“Going” was published in the Frigg Magazine, December 2016.

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still, humid night
late train rumbles
northbound from Chicago
everything is easy
here fridge stocked with
fresh OJ
whitefish salad
expired condiments

Wednesday
time to go
back to
certain fog
Pacifica, CA

every time
every damn time
I leave as if the first
Dad weeping silently
Super 8
Canton, NY