Howie Good
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Police and
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Bad News
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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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