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Sonnet Full of Endings

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The magic wasn’t real and the girl is dead.
Louise drives the car over the edge of the
Grand Canyon. Whatever it was I said, I wish
it was Never talk to me again. Howie wins
and gets his head blown off. The hero dies,
the kingdom falls, the mystery remains
unsolved. The world fries and roaches reign.
Hands search for each other in the darkness.
The radiator gurgles out its heat. Romeo
drinks the poison and Juliet, well, you know.
The gang says goodbye and go their separate
ways. There were talks of a sequel. Shame. I
go West because what else is there to do. I
come back because what else is there to do.

Allie Hoback is from Virginia. She earned her MFA from Syracuse University. Her work has appeared in New Ohio Review, HAD, The Boiler, and elsewhere. She lives in Washington, DC.

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