The bands we love disbanded
and our favorite dogs are gone
along with my son’s crib
posted for free on Nextdoor
and then loaded into a stranger’s
black pickup. And as my toddler and I
stand at the end of the drive and
watch it pull away, disappearing
over the hilly dirt road, with sadness
I imagine the new grandpa
we gave it to tucking his folded map
into his glovebox before
turning up the radio, no doubt
transported back to a loyal lab
and pacifiers by a microdose
of invincible classic rock
on the way home to get
a spare room ready for a visit
from a wise, crying messenger.
KG Newman is a sportswriter for The Denver Post. His first five poetry collections are available on Amazon and he’s been published in hundreds of literary journals worldwide. The Arizona State University alum is on Twitter @KyleNewmanDP and more info and writing can be found at kgnewman.com. He is the poetry editor of Hidden Peak Press, and he lives in Hidden Village, Colorado, with his wife and three kids.
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