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The Duck in my dream
the Nashua neighbor I named for his hunting hat
served cloudy alcohol in a Manhattan glass
he served it in the Columbus neighbor’s yard
said six years ago he killed a man
his life has been torture since then
a few minutes later we heard a shot
he killed himself in the basement of his house
his wife appeared the same as the wife of a friend
I intended to tell how sorry I was
she said it wasn’t a complete surprise.