Phillip B. Williams reads Kayleb Rae Candrilli

The video features a reading of a debut poem by Caleb Ray Kendrell. The poem describes a tense moment on a back porch where the narrator's dog barks, leading to a confrontation with their father, who brings a gun. The narrator bravely stands in front of the gun, creating a moment of stillness and tension. The poem concludes with the narrator expressing a complex relationship with animals and their father, hinting at deeper emotional scars.

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