Steven Fromm

traveling to my old man’s funeral
my wife and i stopped at the airport
bar for a pre-flight hit

we flew first class
they served more wine
i was bombed when we made detroit

my brother picked us up
i hadn’t seen him in 20 years
he said: you got old

the hole dug the coffin cheap
we sat in august’s swelter
before feeding dirt into the grave

my brother and i took
one last look at our father
my wife and i skipped the wake

Bio

Steven Fromm is a Detroit native currently living in New Jersey. His work has appeared in several publications, including Terrain.org, Salamander, The Saturday Evening Post, The Columbia Journal, The Summerset Review, and Permafrost. His short play, “Sister Bea’s Full Branzino,” received a stage presentation in London; his short story, “Six Carp,” was adapted into a film.