my wife
walked away from rehab
for the second time.
I drove up and down the strip
where the bars were
where the drunks were
looking for her. did not see her.
she walked out
without any money
so I had no idea how the hell
she would buy the gin she drank.
I had an idea how she would
get money for drink.
I did not want to think about it.
on the second trip round
looking up and down the sidewalk
I almost ran a red light.
slammed
on the brakes and
saw a woman standing there
in the crosswalk
three inches from the
front bumper
of my battered old car.
mad black hair
slashed down across her face
and two blazing blue eyes.
when our eyes met
she flipped
me the finger.
she was not
my wife.
Kurt Nimmo edited Planet Detroit and PNG Chapbooks in the 1980s and 1990s. He has a published a number of books, including Criminal Class, Invisible Fire, and Tioga Pass. His latest book, Texas & New Mexico, will be released in March.
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