from “Substance Abuse Trial” by Jane Mead

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from: "Substance Abuse Trial"

The evidence is
a red river, mounting.
It wants to carry you
away like an old chair
some fisherman forgot
to take home. And I want
to shout: listen
—this man
is my father.
I love him.

Mead, Jane. “Substance Abuse Trial.” On Being, 17 Feb. 2020, onbeing.org/programs/jane-mead-substance-abuse-trial/.

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