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This poem first appeared in Triggerfish Critical Review, and can be found in the chapbook MARRIAGE: A HISTORY by Bruce Parker (Finishing Line Press) at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/marriage-a-history-by-bruce-parker/
Bruce Parker holds an MA in Secondary Education from the University of New Mexico. His work appears in The Field Guide, Wild Roof, Cerasus (UK), The Brussels Review (Belgium), Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere. Chapbooks: Ramadan in Summer, (Finishing Line Press, 2022) and Tears for Things. (Plan B Press, 2024).
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