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The Curled Fingers of Manson Whitlock

from Then my eyes will embrace the advance. by Jon Gaither

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Manson looks up from his typewriter
Screwdriver curls his right hand numb
All those years repairing them
Won’t help to fix what ails this one
Memories of a Jaguar
Mint 1953
Before he sold it for good
Nothing without Nancy

Manson pulls out a picture book
Stares at it hypnotized
Just like the Migrant Mother
Her dark hair split by stoic eyes
Imagines what his dad would say
If he knew it turned out this way
Hers was the only place to be
Nothing without Nancy

Manson finds himself alone
A New Haven to call his own
Working the same job for eighty years
Gripping tools that curl your bone
His speedster just a painting
Oak-framed up on the wall
Wouldn’t change a damn thing
For Nancy, it was worth it all

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from Then my eyes will embrace the advance., released April 28, 2022

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