bill aanya and mary

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war poem 3
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without the head
bill's body leapt forward on a gRACELESS arc, 2 days before his birthday
a full 15 metres was the estimated thrust
landing softly in dust. by a wall
and a shiny glint caught the wind
her name was aanya
and she'd never been to the walmart in boise. aisle 3. on a tuesday
ran the 14 blocks home taking the 2 block shortcut
stopping only once
to vomit
and his wife got the visit. and the 21 gun salute
she never thought of the marital infidelity that had occurred
on the eve of the flight. that day in june.
mary just thought of the walmart
and the 13 dollar watch