Denial
by Treehouse Editors
Finola McDonald
the last time
I went into town
there were bodies in the convenience store
strangled with garlands
of their own
misfortune.
I knelt beside them,
thanked them as I plucked
rubies
from their eye sockets
and continued on
to the milk aisle.
Finola McDonald is a Bronx native and coffee enthusiast with a thing for writing. She is currently completing her undergraduate studies at SUNY Purchase in Westchester, NY.
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