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Pat

James GabrielAugust 21, 2017

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Pat

written by: James Gabriel

@James_Gabriel1

parked
on a dirt
road off
Topanga

methadone
finished
old lady
at the
laundromat

they met
in sixty-eight
the Haight
filled with
junkies and
gurus

the air
crisp and
clear
woods green
and the ground
moist with
morning dew

his hands
were sore from
fixing the van
at least
it is
up and
running

the road
still
commuters
hadn't hit
the canyon

I'll have
an omelet
at the café
down the road
take a walk

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