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news by Laurie Ringer
from Legacy 1991
news
by Laurie Ringer
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bleak urban morning in comfy houses crunching
cornflakes over morning news sacklunchproduction
8 o'clock schoolhustle... "Hurricane hit south -
eastern coast... Charleston virtually leveled...
story at 11"
scattering toastcrumbs
a swallow of black coffee and the world watched --
far away
rushhurried noonhour in chrome officetowers gobbling
stale ham sandwiches over midday reports sticky
yellow (callmr.jones) post it notes green computer faces "...26
children... killed or injured...when a drunk
driver hit... a school bus head on... the driver... treated
for minor injuries... in police custody."
dribbling mayo
a gulp of coke and the world watched --
far away
late frozen dinner in comfy houses slicing
microwave tenderloin over tv evening news "johnny don't
tease your sister" flipchannel combat... "Just in...
eathquake... central California... Interstate collapse
...rescue workers search for surviors."
swirling gravy
a sip of milk and the world watched --
far away
