by Peter Krumbach

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Peter Krumbach is the author of Degrees of Romance (Elixir Press, 2024), winner of the Antivenom Poetry Award. He lives in Del Mar, California. For publication history and more, visit peterkrumbach.com

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According to Google, I am married to Helen Mckenzie, age 116. Finds like this demand a deft touch to isolate certainty from doubt. The shade trees outside strain the sun just so, making the leashed dogs into toddlers on all fours. The thought of death can be a poetic thing. A joker, asleep in a deck. Helen Mckenzie, I’ve combed the house for you. For your small hands that turn out to be just an old pair of gloves someone has tossed under the dormer.