Toast

Rhea Rose's poem, "Toast," was originally published in Short Edition’s August '19 Rendez-Vous. Rhea of Vancouver, BC has published many short speculative fiction stories and poetry pieces. She has been nominated 3 times for the Canadian Aurora Award, for a Rhysling award, and more. She is a teacher of creative writing and runs RainWood Press. Find her at www.rhearose.weebly.com and twitter: @rhearose1

The girl upstairs doesn't know How old I am. I mean old old old I don't know either,  I sit in my chair all day. Forever I have lived in this chair. I stare at the tree across the street. The lawn needs cutting. I smell the toast that young girl Makes, toast in the toaster. I know her footstep on the floor. I hear her in the morning. She eats toast all day, all day. At night she runs a bath, Never washes the tub, I never hear her wash the tub. She came down here once, locked Herself out of her room on the roof. Had to sneak through here—old folks  Land—to get up and in. She looked like Grete

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