at Ted's Barber Shop
while getting an early-
morning haircut my
barber, Sam answers
his cellphone's ring--
it's his twin brother
Charlie telling him
he has lung cancer
& has been told by
his doctors he has
six months to live
Sometimes we're wrecked
utterly wanting
oceans to receive us
Gerald Schwartz
West Irondequoit/New York/ United States
8:20 AM
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