11:13 PM

There is a lonely firefly
behind our house;
my neighbor’s verbena must be blooming again.

There is a waft of smoke
through my window;
my neighbor must be hosting a late-night barbecue again.

There is a cigarette stub
in our yard;
my neighbor must have accidentally tossed it over the fence again.

This is true because
this must
this must be the case again.

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