There’s a manilla envelope with his name on it.
Return address to St. Paul, but the name has been left off.
There is no name on file.
He knows the address anyway.
Knows the contents, too.
Knows what announcement lays inside.
He lets it untouched on the countertop for a week.
It haunts him, knowing what lies inside.
It haunts him, knowing he can’t hide from it forever.
There’s a manilla envelope with his name on it.
Return address to St. Paul, but the name has been left off.
There is no name on file.
He knows the address anyway.
Knows the contents, too.
Knows what announcement lays inside.
He lets it untouched on the countertop for a week.
It haunts him, knowing what lies inside.
It haunts him, knowing he can’t hide from it forever.