“The Overcoat,” by Shai Afsai
Apr 20th, 2021 | By Defenestration
I once accompanied a woman
I loved and lived with
to her college sorority reunion.
It was a cold evening.
I wore my favorite coat
I once accompanied a woman
I loved and lived with
to her college sorority reunion.
It was a cold evening.
I wore my favorite coat
Tis smotherin’ under these stones
but me conscience suffocates me worse.
Travelin’ nights with the weight still on me chest.
I should have kept me mouth shut, Martha,