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standing on the very edge of the dock
water shimmering with movement
no sun
no reflection
let go of him here, he said
leave him here
i closed my eyes and thought,
rip here, and here,
and here
felt him come unstuck in several places,
like velcro
rip
rip
away

driving past the trees and branches
leave him here
so i left him there
changed the contact info from pet name to formal first and last,
deleted the photo.
blank. let his face fade as the trees blurred past.
gone
rip
away

leave this here
leave it here with me

so i leave
so i left.