CVassar Poets - Alan Dubow

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MY MISTAKE

The moment happened so quickly
Yet lasts forever
Two kicks to the head
Staggered me
Fear and anger
Mixed a cocktail
Far more volatile
Than the eight I had before
These are the moments
That you make life decisions
Without benefit of consideration
Pulling the knife from my pocket
I was no longer the victim
As my tormentor
Turned on his heels and ran
I pursued
Defending my honor
With two quick slashes
Then lights and sirens

Now time passes slowly
For three to five years

 
 
 
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