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Monday, April 20, 2020

chan-e


by timothy t jones



the sun begins to set
over a deserted road

in the shadow
of a deserted gas station

which has a faded sign
“last chance”

the second “c” in “chance”
is completely gone

a brown paper bag
stirs in the dust


it is called a “sandwich bag”
but there is no sandwich in it

where is the person
who ate the sandwich?

are they happy?
are they sad?

did they enjoy the sandwich?
did they have a coke with it?

or maybe an apple
or a bag of chips?

there is no sign of a chip bag
or an apple core

or a coke can
or anything at all

a small animal
runs across the road

is it running
from another animal?

no other animal
appears

the sun sets
the dust settles


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