On watching a movie on the Hallmark Channel by Justin Lacour
On watching a movie on the Hallmark Channel
Justin Lacouri thought those two would never get together always on each others’ nerves he a scruffy free spirit she so uptight and into her job but soon they were ice skating while holding hands in this movie it’s almost Christmas the day my father in law sits at the head of the table and makes pronouncements like “A good burger starts with a good cow” and all the adults nod solemnly so i excuse myself under the pretense of walking the dog watch my own breath smoke under endless stars romance and plot get harder the further out you go i tell my students it’s possible to be lonely in a marriage and by students i mean the various trees rocks and feral cats i speak to
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This poem appeared in Passages North, 2025.
ABOUT JUSTIN LACOUR
Justin Lacour lives in New Orleans with his wife and three children. He is the author of several chapbooks of poems, including This Fire, Hulk Church, and Little motors: some love letters. (Source)
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