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My dad wouldn’t turn on the air
until June 1, like the Georgia heat
followed a calendar and wouldn’t
push the mercury up the windowsill
until it had a jay.
When June arrived, the
relief
was carefully measured,
and the thermostat was set
to eighty.
About the Creator
Harper Lewis
Ekke Ekke Ekke Ekke Ptang Zoo Boing!
Intrusive rhyme bothers me, except as a weapon.
Intertextuality is my passion.
Formalist/ New Critical are my guiding theories.
My words are mine, not a robot’s.
MA English literature, CofC
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