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Melanie Hubbard – Another Good Sign


Melanie Hubbard

Another Good Sign


One day your boss
will write an opera. Meanwhile,

les trés riches heures file by—
they give each other

head in the break room, tousle
the fine, sandy-colored hay

they never comb. Welcome home.
At least they’re having fun

in the end zone. The victorious
hours butt heads, their backs against

the louvered closet doors, which cant
off their hinges.

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