several



there were several more that had
outlived
almost everything
but its
viciousness

he was gaunt and shagged with
a

child on one side sometimes on
another

and
sometimes jolted on the
contrary he administered justice with discrimination
rather than severity
taking the burden off the backs

of the door and stakes set

against the fence




(C) 2026 Shane Cooper


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