Bear and the Art of Life and Death

He looked like a small Siberian husky with a buzz cut. A mix of Siberian, retriever, and hound, he had beagle-shaped, husky-sized ears, and doe eyes. I don't know why we called him Bear...

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A wild house mouse

a mouse
a mouse
wild in the house
clothed in velvet
soft like a cat...

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Leap of Faith

though blind for months,
you'd still climb onto the divan
you shared with your brother...

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