Contributor: Phil Huffy

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He ran from her
like a dog from a blender.

The shrill frequency
and inescapable volume
presaged pain
from which there
would be no respite.

All that remained
was to express his regrets
in a sensible
and unoffending way,
so as discourage repercussions.


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Phil Huffy writes early and often at his kitchen table in Rochester, NY.