Relative Something

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alone together
in this decision
to go it alone
after all these years
together
it’s not that different
from her stint
as a national consultant
where she traveled
from one coast
to the other
I reheated leftovers
and piled up
her mail
how hard can it be?
she’s been deployed
but not to a war
there’ll be visits
iPad FaceTime
she’ll be in one city
one time zone away
waking up this morning
alone
is much different
she’s gone
I can run through the house
screaming
and no one will hear me
she cleared out
her perfume
from the bathroom shelf
this will be great
I can have things
the way I prefer them
except for one
important detail
she’s gone

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