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In the Cold
Los Almos, NM 1945
When they opened the diner at five-thirty,
I’d already been waiting for an hour in the cold.
The neon illuminated right over my head waking me.
EAT the sign said and that is what I intended to do.
I’d achieved a sort of sleep along the endless highway
trudging through the desert night in quiet desperation.
Nagasaki. They did it despite all the debate
and now there will be no stopping it.
What started as a project too sweet to resist
has turned into something too deadly to kill.
Gary Lehmann Twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Gary Lehmann’s essays,
poetry and short stories are widely published. Books include The Span I will Cross [Process Press, 2004]
and Public Lives and Private Secrets [Foothills Publishing, 2005]. His most recent book is American Sponsored
Torture [FootHills Publishing, 2007]. Visit his website at Blog
Email: Gary Lehmann
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