barefoot -
night chill -
shivery empty house
(everyone's asleep)
downstairs, the light is on
glaring down on the kitchen table -
Dad's up late
fingers pinching his temple
stacks of bills
and the old clock with grating gears
-
"Go back to bed, Sweetheart.
Don't you worry."
- Alexa
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