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(This vertical prose was rewritten horizontally and posted September 22, 2012.)
\n<\/a>
\nhell of hot day fishing
\nin thin mountain air
\nsun scorched harold
\nand he drank too
\nmany beers<\/p>\n

didn\u2019t matter he caught
\nno fish he had to return
\nto rat hole room at
\nrear of house in bad
\narea <\/p>\n

rusty deadbolt jammed
\nand impatient harold
\nbroke key in lock
\npounding landlord\u2019s
\ndoor she wasn\u2019t
\nhome<\/p>\n

in his trunk he
\ngot tools didn\u2019t
\nknow how to use
\nfor job he hated
\nand below lock
\npried door
\nopen an inch
\nwith screwdriver
\nleft in place<\/p>\n

looked promising
\nin indeterminate way
\nso shoved another
\nscrewdriver in
\nabove lock
\nprying door
\nanother inch<\/p>\n

he jammed
\ntwo more
\nscrewdrivers into
\ndoor below
\nand above others
\nsplintering wood
\nand cursing
\nneighbors unhappy
\nbut relieved
\nit was him <\/p>\n

his door looked
\ndamned strange
\npushed in three
\ninches under and
\nover deadbolt
\nwhich held strong<\/p>\n

harold backed up
\nkicked door
\nand continued
\nuntil deadbolt
\nbroke doorjamb <\/p>\n

you\u2019ll pay for
\ndamn door
\nlandlord said
\nthat night
\nwhere were you
\nharold asked
\nnot important
\nsince my key
\ncouldn\u2019t have
\nremoved yours
\nfrom lock <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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