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# The Broom
- URL: https://www.andyposner.org/the-broom/
- Published: 2025-06-09T04:33:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-18T20:58:05.000Z
- Description: He was dying and I didn’t know it. He was dying and the tests were inconclusive. He was dying and I changed his diet. He was dying and he couldn’t tell me.
- Author: Andy
- Tags: poetry, #Migrated-1784090317409, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-15 04:39

He was dying and I didn’t know it.  
He was dying and the tests were inconclusive.  
He was dying and I changed his diet.  
He was dying and he couldn’t tell me.  
He was dying and I dreamt of poplars shivering,  
a tumor in their lungs.  
He was dying and there was nothing more  
they could do.  
He died and I swept his fur from our house.  
He is dead and the broom gathers dust, alone.