Author: Chad W. Lutz
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the grey in my hair
whenI was eighteenI lit a firein a flower potbeing used as anashtray the flames consumedthe debris we fed ituntil the policestopped the feast stopped me dead in my trackstold me hold it right there I didn’t carebut the gray in my hairnow does the gray in my hairwatches me not find a jobpleads with the…
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Hallow’s Eve
I am a box of crayons.My little brother is a dinosaur.My older brother, Jason, is a spider.My dad is probably a Native American.My mom is Minnie Mouse.We’re probably handing out the best treats in the city.Water bottles stuffed with candy.The sixteen-piece.The doubles.Dark chocolate.Nougat. It’s snowing.We’re wearing long sleeves because our costumes don’t conceal us enough.No…
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Ten to Sven
It’s not quite 9:00am, and Stacy and John have been arguing back and forth for the last half hour, and the exchange has drawn a crowd. Ashley, Bob, and Gunther from IT watch, as Claudia, Deshaun, Smirha, and Greg rubberneck from sales. No one from HR is there. That’s what Ron and Glenda are doing.…