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I turned to her wi til a smile
but the stench shaped my cheeks
to the sag of reali ty.
She glanced at me wi til yellowed eyes
and quickly looked away.
The bus jerked as Lt: bit the curb.
I got up 1:0 leave
and heard a cougb.
I stepped from the bus
and she was gone.
--Chris Holmes
15 '
