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February 18, 2026 at 1:41am
February 18, 2026 at 1:41am
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That Terrible Night
Bodhisattwa Parekh


Dust bunnies big as wind witches,
Then a cold and hard knob.


My hands froze mid-reach.
The stomach did a clumsy turn.
What had I forgotten treasure hide?


Pulled it out slowly; an unblinking plastic eye,
Not a toy.
It was too shiny.


It stared up, unkindly.
Maybe the cat.
Or maybe some other small thing, my sin!
Some sort of blemish is having a terrible night.


I dropped it back quickly, a tiny cat.
Now I sleep with one eye open.
Feeling in case it blinks again.

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