Tea for the Road

This is just to say

I have taken
the hands
that belong
to me

and which
you were probably
expecting
for work

Forgive me
they were tired
and bitter
and so cold


-- Casefile 17-1984, Exhibit A: Letter mailed by Elliot Rohmer to his superviser, Edward Atherton (a self-proclaimed William Carlos Williams enthusiast). Postmarked June 8, 2008, from Mobile, Alabama.



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See also Part 1 and Part 2