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closes the door. Did Simone notice
the demon-wolf in his eyes? Her voice
drifts toward me on dark wings of night.
I hate him. He reminds me of my brother.
Without telling me, she has shared
her secret. A half-dozen questions
pop into my head. Real brother? Step?
When? How? Who told? Why did
that mean she ended up here? But in
the long run, the answers don’t matter.
BEFORE TOO VERY LONG
Simone’s breathing falls shallow.
Rhythmic. She’s wandering deep
within some sort of dream. A good
dream, I guess. She laughs softly
in her sleep. Do I ever find happiness
in my dreams? I rarely remember
them. Sleep will not come easily
for me tonight. Not in an unfamiliar
bed, in an unfamiliar room. The night
itself is a different shade of dark.
Loneliness strikes suddenly,
a cobra sinking its fangs into my
heart, venom pumping. My eyes
spill into the strange, lumpy,
bleach-perfumed pillow. Salt soak.
I should be used to this by now.
Should expect the slow opening,
the hollow place inside. I am oddly
not afraid, though I recognize
