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Morning in the Midwest

by George Vukelich

The First Edition

and the breakfast table.

They are having floods in California

Texas needs rain

Closer to home

some insane woman

leaped to her death from a downtown hotel.

Luckily

it was not rush hour.

Sawdust on our city street

flecks of insanity splashing their feet

of strong whole men: the cleanup boys

come to clean

and looking for meaning ten stories high.

For a sign.

For a clue.

The wife comes with more coffee.

Her man holds her close.