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The Green Princess
It was an interesting time. I loved the soup! It was Pho, vietnamese but with a french twist. Very fresh vegetables and the atmosphere did have a decidedly European way of it. It might have been the lighting, bright and airy for January or it might have been the mirrors that added to it all. Regardless, upon walking into a crowded dining room, we were seated where a toddler could sit with her mom. This is an important point of the experience, I soon find out. It’s been nine or so years since I’ve had to worry about a wiggly little one during lunch. Because of the mirrors, even if…
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Death By Catfish
Pathology report on a death, Something is not right. Pain where there was none yesterday. Hurry catch those! Hundreds swim at the bottom in clusters, where they are going matters little, I’m hungry! Round them up junior, I’ll help you, never mind untraditional kind, you take the port, I have starboard. A fete of a feast on tender meat, but watch for these spines discovered, They must be positioned just so, watch me junior, one gulp. Now it’s your turn, Eat to your heart’s content. Slow over time, a uncomfortable feeling It nags in night’s resting time, abates with first dawn. Next day is the same, And the next and…
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Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms, clues, spots, A look that disappears within seconds. A slight change of color, The lingering of hesitation, The quickness just a little more sudden, The blind look just a little listless, Bumps that rise and resurface with stress, Clouds that reveal themselves thin and smoky at first, The sight of respiration in the form of condensation, The sniff and drip, sleeve damp Cheeks no longer pinkish but flush with deeper color Heat that radiates from within in the suggestion of fever. Fear surfaces. Red flags, stop signs, traffic lights Heed or ignore? Indicators that show themselves in ribbons and bows Otherwise in a tangled mess. Another form of camouflage…
