James Daniel Palumbo

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All In The Delivery

.............A man walks into a bakery
.............the baker, a young couple picking out a cake,
.............some old people drinking coffee, and the baker’s son
.............all turn to see his face, and shake their heads
.............as he mumbles a quick something under his breath

..........................—wait, have you heard this before?
.............Okay…

.............When the smoke settles, there is nothing left
.............of the man, or the baker, or the old people
.............and their coffee, and the baker’s son stumbles
.............outside in a daze, through what he only hopes
.............is syrup and pieces of pastry


Bio:
I'm a musician, screenwriter, and a graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington writing program, now living in Wilmington.

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