Original EveryPoem Studio house-voice poem.
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They have worshiped three rows apart since the argument. On Family and Friends Sunday,
My father fixed the loose gate, the lamp with the stubborn switch, the bicycle chain that bit my thumb.
On Sundays he polished his shoes at the edge of the bed, small circles, black cloth,
He taught her how to leave: check the tires, carry water,
Before dawn he tied his boots beside the sleeping house. The kettle knew his hour.
We groan before he starts. We know the farmer, the ladder,
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