Brake lights turning to Marlboro 100s
I watch from the hill my heart
Disappear
Hunters used to say stags
Love the hunter who killed them
So I promise-
the tears you saw from your rear view
Were tears of Gratitude
Remembering
when you promised
We owned the candy coated kingdom beneath our two bedroom shaky slab of
homestead
While the sandpaper sun swam
To the bottom of the cacti
And you showed me your family recipe
For roasted red potatoes – the same dish I’m watching
Convalescence
Beneath my broiler light
While the rain just screams
Outside
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Clem Flowers (They/ Them) is a soft spoken southern transplant living in spitting distance of some mountains in Utah. Maker of a fine omelet, but scrambled egg game needs some work. Nb & bi, they live in a cozy apartment with their wonderful wife & sweet calico kitty. They can be found on Twitter at @hand_springs777
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image: MM Kaufman
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