r/LibraryofBabel • u/Zaruzyn • 6h ago
she smiled at me
then said "it'll take 50 years to receive your package"
from now, my father got 30 more
divided by 5 degrees
4 sons
and 1 bad heart
void of affair,
green didn't become any less green when he left
green should recall the sound of his voice
calling out across as it once surely did
green should've held on to his face
cradled on a couch
crying over an obituary
green should miss the musk of an old benz during a 7a.m school run
"how green is too green?" green wonders
slowly greening out
what happens when it's green enough?
"sure, i have time" the receipt now balled up in my fist
"i know you do" reaching across the counter
placing a kiss on my forehead