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stuart would have been 74 tomorrow
but he didn’t quite get there
got a text yesterday
from alex
a young gay man
whom he befriended
a couple years ago
(stu was forever
meeting younger people)
the text read
have news about stuart
call when you can
over the past couple months
stu had taken on that gaunt
old guy look
he wore it well
attitudinally
he’d been that guy
for quite some time
II
I visited him a couple weeks ago
at the SRO
turned hotel
where he lived
it was hectic in his room that day
some drama about his insulin shot
we got to exchange some smiles
and a few words
leaving
i thought
this could be the last time
i see stu
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