Assisted Living by J. Allyn Rosser
Assisted Living by J. Allyn Rosser published in The Atlantic They sit at tables close enough around To nudge, reach for salt, and chat about the day, But none of them has all that much to say. Their voices dissipate and ravel. They sound As though they’re calling out from far away. As though there were a shy ventriloquist Between them, unskilled in how to steady Gestures, turn the torso, turn the head, So wholly focused on not moving his lips, He half forgets to follow his ow