the husband was
relaxed, as the wife
held his warm head
between her armpit
Finishing herself
in the half hidden
silence, he nearly
told her everything
The way dry leaves
fall from naked limbs
George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His work has been included in such publications as the Hazmat Review, Moria Poetry Journal, Chronogram Journal, Ampersand Literary Review, The Angle at St. John Fisher College, and 3:16 Journal. George’s blogs, essays and letters have appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Havana Times, South China Morning Post, The Buffalo News, and more.
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