he comes in as
he comes in as
politely as
unexpected
he always takes
off his shoes
before entering
he arms himself with
the oldest knock
in the world
he understands
the word no
with comfortless
clarity, and
after all these years
he still dulls
the pain
with two shots
of salvation before
falling asleep
with his shoes on
.
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