En Route
I
slept, mostly. The trip taking longer
than usual. Cat scratching holes in the
blanket under her crate. Tranquilizers to little effect. Grandma swigging Pepto Bismol and turning up
George Jones. Seattle Traffic. My teenage self waking sleepily to this new
life.
Arriving
Hotel
hot and stuffy. Summer late, as
usual. Voices all night outside. Shadows visible only by the No Vacancy sign. Mom too worried and stressed to sleep. Smoking Virginia Slim after Virginia
Slim.
Of
the ghosts we left behind, which would meet us here?
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2017 Jennifer Wagner