Broken

I dream
    of Dad in his recliner,
    the cushions seasoned
    by a broken back.

His spine may be torn up
    but his eyes are so amber,
    a fossil faintly flickers
    through the thick of his iris.

I cook for him again –
    a dish of hamburger,
    smashed with a spatula
    into petite grains.

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