Euphemisms ----------
right-sizing:
there’s fat to trim
lean and mean jog past
doorway hands outstretched
binge and purge /vomit the excess.
cutback:
there’s no disguising the stench
of decaying flesh and rotting vegetation
in every out-placed dumpster
in my down-sized neighbourhood.
restructuring: the load-bearing beams of the house
bulge under stresses the builders never thought of
tension pulls at the surface of your skin
the children tiptoe
along the edges of your marriage
everything implodes.
safety net:
UI
you I
them
& us.
Tamara Fairchild
Toronto ON
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