Paper wasps

I took the little box you made me out to the garage, where the wasps build their nests. Such light, papery things they make. It will take them decades to get through it. At the end of each winter I cut down the empty nest and hang it gently from my ceiling. All your beautiful inlaid details, spread out above me. You take up so much space.

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Jamie Larson
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