A Lawyer and a Niece by Richard LeDue

In a garden, among dead roses,
they talked of the deceased owner,
who neither never really knew,
but still laughed at her spoon collection.
A lawyer and a niece, hoping
to find an answer to loneliness,
while the house was dilapidated
like a question replayed in a mind
that could never accept the “no,”
years old,
leaving just enough behind
to justify spending money on a will
and snubbing her sister's husband

one last time.

Richard LeDue (he/him) currently lives in Norway House, Manitoba. He has been published in various places online and in print, and is a Best of the Net nominee. His first chapbook was released in 2020, and a second and third chapbook in 2021. As well, his fourth chapbook, “People More Famous Than Me,” was published in early 2022 from Alien Buddha Press.