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Cameron Dean Gibson

Thanksgiving was always a lake day,
even this year,

where all we did was sip
Michter’s from the bottle

and pass the problem
of Dad

back and forth
until empty,

until we both felt
responsible enough to go home.

—
Cameron Dean Gibson is an artist working in poetry, experimental film, and Days of Our Lives fan fiction. His work has appeared in Hobart, California Quarterly, and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. He’s based in Pasadena, CA.

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