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Monday Mourning

Monday Mourning

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Daniel Henderson
Jan 30, 2024
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white and gray hallway
Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash
Monday mornings are hazy like smoke from an un-smothered
cigar left in a tobacco glutted ashtray by my father. 
Monday mornings are mechanical like the ever crunching 
springs, gears, and nails moving the second arm on a hand watch. 
Monday mornings are repetitive like the silence 
of a hospital waiting room being shatt…

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