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Car Sweetness
by Rachel Long
Car Sweetness - Rachel Long
Car Sweetness
Some long journeys back,
Mum would lay her hand
over Dad’s on the gearstick,
their wedding rings glinting
like mouths not used to smiling.
from My Darling from the Lions (Picador, 2020/ Tin House, 2021), © Rachel Long 2020, used by permission of the author and the publishers