Thomas Fink

HOME COOKED DIAMOND 4

                                                                                            She was 
                                                                                        more     you 
                                                                                   than any       body.
                                                                               More than       floating 
                                                                              eyes in a          psychic 
                                                                           vise, brow        decisive
                                                                      ness, mobile        hairline.
                                                                    Until a rapid        swerve
                                                                  that was pre        dictable 
                                                               to none of            us, only 
                                                            to  those               without 
                                                        investments.          Around a 
                                                   narcotic tech          nology, the 
                                                family coal              esced. Well-
                                             nourished               specter. Caver
                                        nous sockets.             We  did  not 
                                    ask to see her              privacy bomb
                                ing on screen.               The  letter, 
                            years due, took              2 hours to 
                          read. Shame                 portion in 
                        a  brown                    bag—label
                     ed “return.”              She gambles 
                  that  her                   parents will 
               back her.                Anew? Slow 
           delibera                  tions, no 
        eureka                  imminent. 
     I hope 
  I hear 
you. 

HOME COOKED DIAMOND 5

                                                                                    She hung up; 
                                                                           she always        does. 
                                                                       Has the hair          rebel
                                                                    lion been              rekind
                                                                 led? That          one boasts 
                                                              a  strong          current. Twi
                                                        light rendez          vous  with a 
                                                      trapdoor  or         trapeze. Our  
                                                 thought equip        ment seems a 
                                            tightrope, funny       as opera. What 
                                           can  be  done          when the team 
                                        time comes?            Some  love to 
                                     conspire;                 others conspire 
                                  to love.                   We’ll help them 
                               with the                   money  pot. 
                             Flowers                or ice cream? 
                          Maintain               your shock 
                       absorbers.            He manages              
                     not to in              sult  anyone. 
                  We like to            bestow but
              usually just           give. Anyway, 
           I love  this            family  feel
         ing  that 
      finds me   
   from time 
to time.

 
 
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