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Richard's Raspy Resolutions

Alanna Salussolia

Submitted to Contest #25

Richard couldn’t sleep. He had a bad chest cold, which woke him up at 3:00 am every night. At 62, his insomnia was a bit of a plague. He even used a breathing machine to help with the snoring that prevented him from getting real REM cycle rest. It was the night of January 2, 2017. It was a chill night in Jacksonville, Florida. Too cold of a night to open the window and be lulled to sleep by the midnight breezes. So, instead, Richard went to his desk to look through the pile of papers where he collected his poems and writings. Sometimes,...

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