Paul lifted a baseball bat
swung it downward
and smashed a bar of soap.
He felt it betrayed him
and had to feel
the consequences
of his positive covid results.
He felt no better
for all the soap fragments
and their exploded grenade
shrapnel pattern.
Paul packed a small
cotton bag
with fresh pine needles
to remind him
of the outdoors he loved
while he convalesced.
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