night

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Written by Catherin J Pascal Dunk

first time you hear it
the snarl-hiss of a possum
terrifies

it’s like water gurgling out of a bathtub,
Darth Vader with a chest infection,
some mythical reptile

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  1. I have never heard a possum, even when they were it the trees around my home. Maybe they didn’t feel like talking?

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