Hilga was militant,
Inflexible, unflappable,
Morbidly so.
She was so strict, being with her
made the hair on my
legs stand at attention.
She was abrupt to the
Brink of unkind, yet had no idea
Of this.
When Hilga was ready to retire
She had no place to go.
No family, no garden,
No man,
No child,
No yard.
Just a small empty
Apartment on a
Boulevard.
A...
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