The Whole Story
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He lost his job today
so we had ice cream for dinner.
That is the whole story.
Stop me
if you you've heard
that one
before.
Flowers flattened
by too much rain and
mud. The daughter
cried. The son stood silent
and the wife got on her knees
to hold him properly.
Burbling birdsong
in the morning rain
shower.
Another version of love
sinking in.
Another upside down way
of making it
work.
He lost his job today
so we had ice cream for dinner.
That's the whole story.
Stop me
if you know how
to make it
through.