Howie Good

 

 

Police and Questions

 
Bad News

 

  Arrives several hours early,
glances frequently at the nameplate

on the door while waiting,
begins to develop a dull headache

from the fluorescents overhead,
the boredom and recirculated air,

but perks up upon recognizing
the provenance of the approaching footsteps

and rehearses one last time what to say,

shoots a large, smoke-blackened tongue
at me as I turn the corner to my office,

and just then the phone in my pocket erupts
and someone somewhere down the hall laughs.




 

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