POEMS 

Share House

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Feathers in the shower

we bullied him

the others more openly than I

but some of the laughter 

was mine

It shat on his shoulder

picked at his teeth

We drafted new rules

restricted its freedom

diminished the quiet boy

I did not like him 

or his bird

 

From The Ease of Eggs, 5 Islands Press, 2025