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Dad Did Not Quit

Can we talk over dinner? I’ll be composed, Salad a middleman On orange china. I won’t stare daggers I’ll only look gently You won’t upset me You won’t cry Tablecloth a barrier Of polite normalities No last words. No hard feeling. You’ll drift atop Jello molds, An angel in suburban hell. You won’t tell me You quit your job, And our haven Will remain bubble wrapped.

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